Raúl Spoerer
Chilean naval engineer, businessman and politician (1908-1985)
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Raúl Spoerer Carmona (19 May 1908 – 15 March 1985) was a Chilean naval engineer, businessman, and liberal politician.
Raúl Spoerer Carmona | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1957 – 15 May 1961 | |
| Constituency | 17th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1908 |
| Died | 15 March 1985 (aged 76) |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Marta Urrutia de la Sotta (m. 1932) |
| Children | Four |
| Parent(s) | Óscar Spoerer Cornou Florencia Carmona |
| Alma mater | Chilean Navy Engineering School |
| Occupation | Engineer, Politician |
He served as Deputy of the Republic for the 17th Departmental Grouping (Concepción, Tomé, Talcahuano, Coronel and Yumbel) during the 1957–1961 legislative period.
Biography
Spoerer was born in Concepción on 19 May 1908, the son of Óscar Spoerer Cornou and Florencia Carmona. He married Marta Urrutia de la Sotta in Concepción on 25 December 1932, with whom he had four children.[1]
He studied at the Chilean Navy Engineering School, serving as a cadet between 1922 and 1927. He became an engineering midshipman on 1 January 1927 and a lieutenant engineer on 30 July 1928. He rose to the rank of second lieutenant and worked in the Submarine Division before resigning from the Navy on 1 September 1932.[1]
Professional career
After leaving the Navy, Spoerer became Chief Engineer and Administrator of the «Altos Hornos de Corral» (1932–1939). From 1939 to 1957 he was Manager of the Gas Company of Concepción, later serving as Director, Technical Adviser, and, by 1961, General Manager of the same company.[1]
He was also active in agriculture, owning the poultry breeding farm «Criadero Avícola Concepción» and managing the estate «La Compañía» in Bulnes, Ñuble Province.[1]
In addition, he served as Regional Councillor of the local Chamber of Production and Commerce, and President of the Association of Importers of Southern Chile.
He was a Director of the University of Concepción, a member and director of the Concepción Club, Director of the local Race Club, and a member of the Rotary Club of Concepción.[1]
Political career
A member of the Liberal Party, Spoerer served as President of the Provincial Council of Concepción for his party.
He was elected Deputy of the Republic for the 17th Departmental Grouping (Concepción, Tomé, Talcahuano, Coronel and Yumbel) for the legislative period 1957–1961, serving on the Permanent Commission of Finance.[1]
Affiliations
Spoerer belonged to the Institute of Engineers and Architects of Concepción and to the Association of Former Naval Cadets.[1]