Alberto del Pedregal Artigas

Alberto del Pedregal Artigas (Santiago, 7 July 1907 – Santiago, 28 May 1964) was a Chilean agrarian politician who served as Deputy (1941–1949) and Senator (1949–1957).

Biography Born in Santiago on 7 July 1907, he was the son of Adolfo del Pedregal Reyes and María Ester Artigas Bascuñán.

He was educated at the Colegio San Ignacio and did not pursue higher studies, instead devoting himself to agricultural work.

Between 1929 and 1936 he served as inspector for the Caja de Crédito Agrario. He managed the estates «Potrero Grande», «La Loma de Batudahue» and «Florencia» in Villa Alegre.

He was a member of the National Agriculture Society (SNA), the Club de La Unión, the Club Hípico de Santiago, and the Rotary Club of Santiago.

Political career Del Pedregal was a founding member of the Agrarian Party (1931–1945).

He was elected Deputy for the 14th Departmental Group (Linares, Loncomilla and Parral) for the 1941–1945 term, serving on the Permanent Committee on Industry.

In 1945 he joined the newly created Agrarian Labor Party, born from the merger of the Agrarian Party, the Alianza Popular Libertadora, the Nationalist Movement of Chile, and the Nationalist Union Party.

He was re-elected Deputy for 1945–1949, participating in the Committees on Agriculture and Colonization, and serving as First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies (1945–1949).

In 1949 he was elected Senator for the 6th Provincial Group (Curicó, Talca, Maule and Linares) for the 1949–1957 term, joining the Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.

During his tenure he was temporarily suspended by a court order of the Santiago Court of Appeals, but soon returned to office.

Death He died in Santiago on 28 May 1964 at the age of 56.