Abraham Romero Garrido

Abraham Romero Garrido (born 17 September 1887) was a Chilean lawyer, journalist and politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as a deputy representing the 17th Departmental Grouping during the 1933–1937 legislative period.

Biography Romero Garrido was born in Yumbel to Gregorio Romero Álvarez and Delfina Garrido Guzmán. He married Ana Cruz Ocampo.

He studied at the Seminario de Concepción and later pursued legal studies in the Curso de Leyes of the Liceo de Concepción. He qualified as a lawyer on 27 May 1909, with a thesis titled Algunos apuntes sobre Derecho Penal.

He practiced law in Concepción, serving as an associate judge of the local court and as legal adviser to the Savings Bank and the Mortgage Credit Bank. He was a professor of Civil, Public and Constitutional Law at the Curso Libre de Leyes of the Bishopric of Concepción, which operated until 1924.

Romero Garrido was also active in journalism. He worked as an editor for El País and La Unión of Concepción and was a founding partner and editor of the newspaper La Patria, where he worked until the earthquake that devastated Concepción in 1939. He was also a member of the Commission on International Exchange.

Political career A militant of the Conservative Party, Romero Garrido served as president of the party's departmental board. He was a municipal councilor and mayor of Concepción between 1918 and 1924, serving as first mayor from 1918 to 1919. He later returned to the mayoralty between 1938 and 1940.

He was elected Deputy for the 17th Departmental Grouping of Tomé, Concepción and Yumbel for the 1933–1937 legislative period. During his term, he served on the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Legislation.

Beyond politics, he was a member of the Institute of Lawyers, the Club de Concepción, the Centro Conservador, the Club Popular Conservador, the Conference of Saint Vincent de Paul, and the Club Hípico. He was a founding member and president of the Association for the Defense and Advancement of Concepción and received the Pontifical decorations Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice and San Silvestre.