Arturo Olavarría Gabler

Arturo Olavarría Gabler (born 15 November 1924) is a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group (Santiago, 1st District) between 1953 and 1957.

Biography Arturo Olavarría Gabler was born in Santiago on 15 November 1924, the son of Arturo Olavarría Bravo and Juana Gabler Merzdorf. He married Minna Advis Rehren.

He studied at Saint George's College, the Escuela Militar, and the Instituto Nacional. He later entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Chile, receiving his law degree in 1952 after presenting his thesis “Legislación chilena sobre cooperativas agrícolas: su influencia en la economía nacional.”

Olavarría practiced law alongside his father and worked as an attorney for Endesa. In 1949, he traveled to Spain with his graduating law class as guests of the Spanish government. He was also a member of the Kennel Club of Santiago and the Sports Club of the University of Chile.

Political career A member of the Doctrinarian Radical Party, he served as president of the Radical University Group and was a member and secretary of the Law Students’ Center between 1944 and 1946. He was a founder and member of the board of the Doctrinarian Radical Youth and a delegate to its 1952 convention in Los Ángeles.

He was elected Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group of Santiago (1st District) for the 1953–1957 legislative term, serving on the Permanent Commission of Constitution, Legislation and Justice.