Alberto Decombe Edwards

Alberto Decombe Edwards (22 June 1907 – 25 September 1995) was a Chilean lawyer, farmer, and politician, member of the United Conservative Party. He served as a Deputy of the Republic representing the 6th Departmental Grouping (Valparaíso and Quillota) for two consecutive legislative terms between 1957 and 1965.

Family and education He was born in Santiago on 22 June 1907, the son of Alberto Decombe Echazarreta and María Luisa Edwards Vives. He completed his primary and secondary education at the Sacred Hearts School of Santiago, and later studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC).

After graduation, he practiced law and managed agricultural activities on his estate “Santa Olivia” in the commune of Quillota. He married Olga Villalobos Arteaga in Santiago on 21 December 1931, and they had five children.

Political career A member of the United Conservative Party (PCU), he was first elected Municipal councilor (regidor) for the commune of Quillota between 1953–1955 and 1955–1957, also serving as acting mayor during part of his tenure.

In the 1957 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for the 6th Departmental Grouping (Valparaíso and Quillota) for the 1957–1961 legislative term. He sat on the Permanent Commission on Government and Interior. Re-elected in 1961 for the 1961–1965 term, he served on the Commissions on Public Education and on Public Works and Roads.

Other activities In addition to his political work, he was active in civic and agricultural organizations in Quillota. He served as director of the local branch of the National Agricultural Society (SNA), as trustee of the Rosa Krager Home for the Elderly and the Diego Echeverría Foundation, and as president of the Rafael Ariztía Center and of the Catholic Action movement in Quillota.

He was also a member of the Club de La Unión and the Lions Club.

He died in the commune of Las Condes (Santiago de Chile) on 25 September 1995.