Santiago Gajardo
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PresidentAugusto Pinochet Ugarte
Preceded byGermán Miric
Succeeded byVíctor Hugo Vieyra
Preceded byOsvaldo Mendoza Contreras
Santiago Gajardo | |
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| Mayor of Antofagasta | |
| In office 22 October 1973 – 6 January 1978 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet Ugarte |
| Preceded by | Germán Miric |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Hugo Vieyra |
| In office 1960–1964 | |
| Preceded by | Osvaldo Mendoza Contreras |
| Succeeded by | Juan Floreal Recabarren |
| Mayor of Pudahuel | |
| In office 2 January 1978 – 19 March 1979 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet Ugarte |
| Preceded by | Mario Ríos Santander |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Muñoz Vargas |
| Deputy of the Republic of Chile | |
| In office 15 May 1965 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Constituency | Antofagasta, Tocopilla, El Loa and Taltal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1932 |
| Died | 11 July 2006 (aged 73) |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (1957–1973) Social Christian Movement National Labour Front National Renewal |
| Spouse | María G. Polanco |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Chile University of Bonn |
| Profession | Commercial engineer |
Félix Santiago Gajardo Peillard (Antofagasta, 26 November 1932 – Santiago, 11 July 2006) was a Chilean commercial engineer and politician.
He served as mayor of Antofagasta (1960–1964 and 1973–1978), mayor of Pudahuel (1978–1979), and deputy of the Republic of Chile (1965–1969).
He completed his secondary education at Colegio San Luis in his hometown. In 1957 he graduated as a commercial engineer from the University of Chile, and the same year received a postgraduate scholarship at the University of Bonn in Germany.
Professionally, he practiced his career and also taught Economic Development at the Universities of Chile and the North in Antofagasta between 1958 and 1965.