Ángel Fantuzzi

Ángel Fantuzzi Hernández (12 June 1940 – 6 December 2002) was a Chilean politician who served as a deputy. He also was an entrepreneur.

He was member of Audax Italiano, the Estadio Español and the Club Deportivo Lo Curro, among others. He married Margarita Fernández Socías. He was the father of three children.

He completed his early education at the Instituto Luis Campino, the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria, and the Instituto Superior de Comercio, where he qualified as an accountant in 1962.

He began working in 1954 in the family's small industrial business, which later became Aluminios y Enlozados Fantuzzi S.A. He served as workshop manager until 1958; in 1960, administrator and plant manager in Maipú; in 1964, head of rolling operations and from that year onward, in charge of administration and sales; he later became General Manager at the age of 33.

He was also partner of the Empresa Constructora de Viviendas Económicas Fantuzzi Ltda., in charge of administration and sales between 1962 and 1966.

Political career In 1980, he began participating in trade association activities within the Asociación de Industriales Metalúrgicos, which he presided over between 1981 and 1983. He led the campaign for the Defense of National Products and Chilean workers and promoted technical and vocational education, particularly at the Liceo Industrial Chileno Alemán.

He served as president of the Asociación de Industrias Metalúrgicas y Metalmecánicas (ASIMET) between 1982 and 1985. In 1985, he joined the Frente Nacional del Trabajo as founding member and served as its Secretary-General.

In 1987, he was founding member of National Renewal; during its formation period, he assumed the presidency of the districts of Santiago, Independencia and Recoleta. He also served as member of the party's Supreme Tribunal, First Vice President and member of its Political Commission. In the 1989 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for District No. 20—comprising the communes of Estación Central, Cerrillos and Maipú in the Santiago Metropolitan Region—for the 1990–1994 term, obtaining 65,802 votes (30.15% of valid votes). In December 1993, he was re-elected for the 1994–1998 term, obtaining the highest district majority with 76,679 votes (35.05% of valid votes).

In December 1997, he ran for the Senate for the 7th Circumscription (Santiago Poniente), losing the election to Jovino Novoa of the Independent Democratic Union.

On 21 August 2000, President Ricardo Lagos appointed him as his representative before the Superior Council of the Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana.

He died on 6 December 2002 at Fundo El Mirador, Frutillar.