Antonio Tavolari

Antonio Tavolari Vásquez (1921–1980) was a Chilean lawyer and politician, member of the Socialist Party.

He served as Deputy for the 6th Departamental Group during the XLVI Legislative Period (1969–1973).

Biography Tavolari was born in Valparaíso on 8 May 1921, the son of Antonio Tavolari López and Ester Vásquez Rodríguez. He married Margarita Cristinich Ivatchet, with whom he had descendants.

He studied at the Colegio Alemán and the Liceo de Viña del Mar, before entering the University of Chile in Valparaíso, where he graduated in Law. He later pursued studies in sociology and commerce with professors from the University of Chile in Quinta Vergara, Viña del Mar.

In 1948, he founded the Radio Valentín Letelier of the University of Chile, today part of the University of Valparaíso, serving on its board. In 1951, he promoted the creation of the Instituto Educacional Valparaíso, where he was also director, and in 1960, he founded the Escuela Técnica Femenina Gabriela Mistral. He also served as a counselor of the Colegio de Arquitectos in Valparaíso.

He died in Mendoza, Argentina on 28 March 1980.

Political career A lifelong member of the Socialist Party, Tavolari held various leadership roles from his university years, including serving on the Regional Committee in Valparaíso, heading the University Brigade, and being a national leader of the party. He also presided over the Federación de Estudiantes Secundarios of Viña del Mar and the student federation at the University in Valparaíso.

He was elected regidor of Valparaíso in 1963 and reelected in 1967, serving until 1969. During his municipal service, he was founding president of the Confederation of Municipalities of the Province of Valparaíso, a leader of the National Confederation of Municipalities, and a counselor of the Caja de Previsión de Empleados Municipales.

In 1966, he ran unsuccessfully in complementary parliamentary elections. In the 1969 elections, he was elected Deputy for the 6th Departamental Group, serving until 1973.