Tomás Pablo Elorza
Chilean politician (1921–1999)
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Tomás Pablo Elorza (30 October 1921 – 1 December 1999) was a Chilean politician and architect who served as President of the Senate of Chile.[2]
Succeeded byDissolution of the charge
(1973 Coup d'état)
(1973 Coup d'état)
Constituency7th Provincial Agrupation
Preceded bySalvador Allende
Succeeded byPatricio Aylwin
Tomás Pablo Elorza | |
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| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 15 May 1969 – 11 September 1973 | |
| Succeeded by | Dissolution of the charge (1973 Coup d'état) |
| Constituency | 7th Provincial Agrupation |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 4 June 1969 – 6 January 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Salvador Allende |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Aylwin |
| President of the Latin American Parliament | |
| In office 6 December 1972 – 21 September 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Dáger |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Hernández Grisanti |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 1957 – 11 March 1961 | |
| Constituency | 17th Departamental Agrupation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1921 |
| Died | 1 December 1999 (aged 78) |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Ester Roa Rebolledo[1] |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
He invested to Salvador Allende with the presidential band when he was elected.[3]
Pablo Elorza was married to Ester Roa Rebolledo,[1] mayor of Concepción (1956−1963) whose name the Estadio Municipal de Concepción was baptized.
A well regarded article that he wrote was «Aylwin, the word of a democrat».[4]
