Albino Barra Villalobos

Albino Barra Villalobos (3 February 1906 – 17 August 1993) was a Chilean trade union leader and socialist politician. He was a co-founder of the Socialist Party of Chile and played a key role in reorganizing the party during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

Family He was the son of Albino Barra and Herminia Villalobos. He studied at the La Campana School in Santiago and worked as a cabinetmaker.

Barra was married twice. His first marriage was to Gregoria Sánchez Serrano, with whom he had three children: Victoria Elena, Manuel Ulises, and Lucía Mirella. After the death of his first wife, he married Victoria Fuentes, with whom he had two more children, Leonor and Patricio.

Political career He co-founded the Socialist Party of Chile in 1933. He served as deputy secretary-general of the party under the leaderships of Raúl Ampuero and Aniceto Rodríguez, and was a member of its Central Committee.

He was elected Deputy for the 17th Departmental Grouping—Concepción, Talcahuano, Tomé, Yumbel and Coronel—for four consecutive terms: 1949–1953, 1953–1957, 1957–1961, and 1961–1965.

In 1965, he ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in the Sixth Provincial Grouping. He was later distinguished with the Medal of Merit by the Socialist Party of Chile.