Rodolfo Werner
Chilean physician and politician (born 1929)
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Rodolfo Werner Inostroza (born 31 May 1929) is a Chilean physician and former politician.
Rodolfo Werner | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1965 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Constituency | 12th Departmental District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1929 Los Ángeles, Chile |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (until 1967) |
| Occupation | Physician, politician |
A member of the Christian Democratic Party until 1967, he served as Deputy for the 12th Departmental District, Talca, Lontué and Curepto, during the legislative period 1965–1969.
Background
Werner was born in Los Ángeles, Chile on 31 May 1929, the son of Antonio Werner Ringel and Olimpia Inostroza Contreras. On 11 June 1957, he married Marta Oliva Canales Andaur in Santiago, with whom he had six children.
He studied at the Liceo Alemán Verbo Divino and the Liceo de Hombres in Los Ángeles. He later attended the University of Concepción and the University of Chile, where he studied medicine, graduating as a Médico Cirujano (Surgeon) in 1956. He specialized in thoracic diseases.
He began working at the chair of Professor Orrego Puelma. Subsequently, he moved to Talca, where he served as a tuberculosis specialist at the Talca Hospital from 1961 to 1965. From 1969 onward, he became head of the service.
Political career
Werner joined the Christian Democratic Party, but resigned in 1967 due to what he perceived as the party’s shift to the left.
In 1965, he was elected Deputy for the 12th Departmental District (Talca, Lontué and Curepto), serving during the XLV Legislative Period (1965–1969).
References
- Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial, 1876–1973, Armando de Ramón et al., Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, 2003.