Camilo Salvo

Camilo Armando Salvo Inostroza (born 27 September 1935) is a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as Deputy for the 20th Departmental Group (1969–1973).

His mandate ended after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. He later served as appointed mayor of Temuco (1990–1992) and councilor (1996–2000).

Biography He was the son of Camilo Salvo and Rosario Inostroza. He married Patricia del Canto Asalgado and had four daughters: Patricia, Virginia, Claudia and Paula.

He completed his studies at the Liceo de Traiguén. After secondary school he entered the University of Concepción, where he earned his law degree in 1962 with the thesis “La inamovilidad en el Derecho del trabajo chileno y brasileño”.

He began his political activity in the Radical Party. He served as president of the Law Students’ Center and as vice-president of the University of Concepción Students’ Federation; he was also regional secretary for Malleco and president of the Radical Assembly in Traiguén.

In 1963 he was elected councilman (regidor) of Traiguén, serving as mayor between 1967 and 1968.

In 1969 he was elected Deputy for the 20th Departmental Group (Angol, Collipulli, Traiguén, Victoria and Curacautín). He sat on the Permanent Committees on Labor and Social Security; Public Education; and Constitution, Legislation and Justice. He was re-elected in 1973, but his term ended after the coup of 11 September 1973.

He was persecuted during the dictatorship and detained as a political prisoner at the Dawson Island detention center, as well as at Ritoque, Tres Álamos and Puchuncaví. He was expelled from Chile, living in Sweden, Cuba and Spain until 1985, when he returned to the country.

After the return to democracy he joined the Socialist Party of Chile, being appointed mayor of Temuco by President Patricio Aylwin (1990–1992). In 1996 he was elected councilor. He later returned to private practice, taking on various cases in the Araucanía Region. In 2005 he defended Senator Jorge Lavandero in proceedings related to charges of sexual abuse.

In 2015, the Municipality of Temuco named the Municipal Theater after him in recognition of his role in the cultural initiative.