Renato Valenzuela
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Renato Valenzuela Labbé (Santiago de Chile, 7 April 1914 – 4 July 2013) was a Chilean lawyer and politician, member of the Christian Democratic Party, who served as deputy for the former province of Colchagua between 1965 and 1969.
Renato Valenzuela | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1965 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Constituency | 10th Departmental District |
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| Born | 7 April 1914 |
| Died | 4 July 2013 (aged 99) |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Blanca Silva |
| Parent(s) | David Valenzuela Dorila Labbé |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Biography
He was born on 7 April 1914 in Santiago, the son of David Valenzuela Torrealba and Dorila Labbé Torrealba.
He studied at the German Lyceum of Santiago, graduating in 1931. He pursued law studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he submitted the thesis De la rendición de cuentas en materia civil ("On the Rendering of Accounts in Civil Matters") in 1941 to obtain his degree in Law and Political Sciences. He was admitted to the bar on 13 January 1943.
On 17 May 1946, he married Blanca Cecilia Silva Gerdtzen in Maipú. In 2006, they celebrated 60 years of marriage together with their family.
He died on 4 July 2013 at the age of 99 and was buried in the Catholic Cemetery of Santiago.
Political career
Valenzuela Labbé was a member of the Christian Democratic Party. He served as deputy for the 10th Departmental District of San Fernando and Santa Cruz for the 1965–1969 term. In Congress, he was part of the Permanent Commission on Foreign Relations and the Permanent Commission on Labor and Social Legislation.
References
- "Reseña Biográfica Parlamentaria: Renato Valenzuela Labbé". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- De Ramón Folch, Armando (1999–2003). Biografías de chilenos: miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial 1876–1973. Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago.
- Lira Massi, Eugenio (1990). La Cámara y los 147 a Dieta. Santiago: Las Ediciones del Ornitorrinco, p. 105.