Alejandro Vivanco Sepúlveda

Alejandro Vivanco Sepúlveda (12 August 1909 – 6 August 1988) was a Chilean lawyer, banker and parliamentarian affiliated with the Radical Party.

He served two consecutive terms as a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 1945 and 1953, representing the south-central districts of Chile.

Biography Vivanco Sepúlveda was born in Talca on 12 August 1909, the son of Pedro Alejandro Vivanco and Ana Sepúlveda. He completed his secondary education at the Liceo of Linares and studied law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer in 1932. His undergraduate thesis addressed Los juicios de hacienda.

He married Gudelia Maureira Gaete on 11 August 1934. The couple had two daughters, María Angélica and María Patricia.

Professional career Vivanco Sepúlveda practiced law in Linares until 1942. He served as legal secretary of the Linares Board of Charity between 1939 and 1945 and as legal secretary of the Intendancy. He later served as legal secretary of the Presidency of the Republic between 1942 and 1946.

He acted as substitute labour judge in Linares and as legal counsel to the municipalities of Longaví and Yerbas Buenas. He was a founder and first director of the newspaper El Heraldo. In the financial sector, he served as general manager of the Banco de Crédito e Inversiones until 1988 and as vice-president of the Central Joint Commission on Wages (Comisión Central Mixta de Sueldos). He also engaged in agricultural activity and owned a rural estate in Colbún.

Political career A member of the Radical Party, Vivanco Sepúlveda served as president of the Radical Assembly of Linares and as provincial party president in 1948.

At the municipal level, he served briefly as councillor (regidor) of the Municipality of Linares between 1935 and 1936, resigning before the end of his term due to legal action brought against the municipal corporation.

In the parliamentary elections of 1945, he was elected Deputy for the 14th Departmental Group —Linares, Loncomilla and Parral— serving during the 1945–1949 legislative period. During this term, he served on the Standing Committees on Constitution, Legislation and Justice and on Economy and Trade, and as a replacement member of the Committees on Foreign Relations; Finance; and Labour and Social Legislation.

He was re-elected for the same constituency for the 1949–1953 legislative period, during which he served on the Standing Committees on Government Interior and on Public Education.

Other activities Vivanco Sepúlveda served as president of the School Colonies (Colonias Escolares) and as director of the Linares branch of the Red Cross. He was also a member of the Linares chapter of the Club de la Unión.

Death Vivanco Sepúlveda died in Santiago on 6 August 1988.