Andrés Escobar Díaz

Andrés Escobar Díaz (24 March 1902 – 4 November 1993) was a Chilean businessman in the clothing industry and a communist politician who served four consecutive terms as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies.

Biography Escobar was born in Talca to José Escobar and Emilia Díaz. He studied at the Talca Lyceum and later worked for the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) and served as a councillor of the Savings Bank (Caja de Ahorro).

In 1940 he married Edelmira Velasco Varas. A member of the Communist Party (PC), Escobar engaged actively in labour and political organisation across Santiago.

Following the 1973 military coup, he was persecuted by the Pinochet regime and went into exile in the German Democratic Republic in 1977. He returned to Chile in 1988 to participate in the “No” campaign during the national plebiscite. Later, he served as secretary of the Chilean–German Institute of Culture.

Political career Escobar was elected Deputy for Santiago in 1933, representing the 1st Metropolitan District. He served during the XXXVII, XXXVIII, XXXIX and XL Legislative Periods, from 1933 to 1949.

During his terms, he served on several standing committees, including:

Committee on Education (1933–1937) Committee on Government Interior (1937–1941) Committee on Social Medical Assistance and Hygiene (1941–1945) Committees on Finance and on Industries (1945–1949)