Cardenio González Sepúlveda

Cardenio González Sepúlveda (1 June 1896 – ) was a Chilean railway engineer and politician who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies.

Biography He was born in Quilleco, Los Ángeles, on 1 June 1896, son of Juan Bautista González and Leonor Sepúlveda. He married Ema Guzmán, and they had six children.

He completed his primary education and later attended Chilean and American technical schools.

He began his career as apprentice mechanic in the railway of the Compañía Carbonífera de Arauco in Coronel. In 1909 he joined the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado in Santiago. Between 1917 and 1919 he was commissioned to the United States to study the organization of railway workshops. He later served as Bridge Inspector of the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado from 1933 to 1939.

Between 1939 and 1940 he was president of the Caja de la Habitación Popular. He also served as director general of the Dirección General del Crédito Prendario y Martillo.

He was member of the Asociación de Empleados de los Ferrocarriles del Estado.

Political career He was elected deputy for the 8th Departamental Grouping of La Victoria, Melipilla and San Antonio for the 1926–1930 period. He was alternate member of the Permanent Commission of Industry and Commerce and member of the Permanent Commission of Roads and Public Works.

He was re-elected deputy for the same constituency for the 1930–1934 period. He served as Vice President of the Chamber from 25 May to 30 November 1931 and was member and president of the Permanent Commission of Roads and Public Works. The socialist coup of 4 June 1932 decreed, on 6 June, the dissolution of Congress.