Alfredo Moreno Bruce

Diego Alfredo Moreno Bruce (7 April 1887 – 24 July 1970) was a Chilean lawyer, agriculturist and politician who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies.

Biography He was born in Pelarco on 7 April 1887, son of Francisco Javier Moreno Correa and Carmen Rosa Bruce Correa. He married María Tocornal Guzmán, and they had three daughters.

He studied at the Instituto Nacional and at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile. He was admitted to the bar on 10 December 1912; his thesis was titled Escepción de la cosa juzgada. Causa de pedir.

He served as lawyer of the Banco Garantizador de Valores between 1921 and 1926 and retired from professional practice in 1953. He was also engaged in agricultural activities, exploiting the "El Carmen de Codigua" estate in Melipilla. He was director of La Rural S.A. de Ferias.

He was elected councilor (regidor) of the Municipality of San Bernardo from 1912 to 1921 and served as mayor in several periods.

He was member of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA), the Club de San Bernardo, the Automóvil Club de Chile, and the Liga de Estudiantes Pobres.

He died on 24 July 1970.

Political career He was elected deputy for the 8th Departamental Grouping of La Victoria, Melipilla and San Antonio for the 1926–1930 period. He served on the Permanent Commissions of Legislation and Justice and Public Education, and was alternate member of the Permanent Commission of Constitutional Reform and Regulation.

He was re-elected deputy for the 9th Departamental Grouping of Maipo, Rancagua and Cachapoal for the 1930–1934 period. He served on the Permanent Commissions of Legislation and Justice and Labor and Social Welfare. The revolutionary movement that broke out on 4 June 1932 decreed, on 6 June, the dissolution of Congress.