Carlos Cifuentes

Carlos Andrés Cifuentes Sobarzo (27 June 1899 – 2 December 1950) was a Chilean politician and parliamentarian affiliated with the Democratic Party.

He served continuously as a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 1933 and his death in 1950, representing multiple constituencies in southern and central Chile.

Biography Cifuentes Sobarzo was born in Concepción on 27 June 1899, the son of José María Cifuentes and Baclavia Sobarzo. He completed his secondary education in humanities at the Liceo de Hombres of Concepción. He remained unmarried throughout his life.

In his professional career, he distinguished himself as a councillor of the National Savings Bank (Caja Nacional de Ahorros) and the Industrial Credit Institute (Instituto de Crédito Industrial). He was also active in numerous social and civic organizations.

Political career Cifuentes Sobarzo joined the Democratic Party in 1915. A long-standing member of the party, he represented the province of Biobío on the party’s general directorate and served as national president of the party in 1939.

He was first elected deputy for the 19th Departmental Group – Laja, Mulchén and Angol – for the 1933–1937 legislative period. During this term, he served as second vice-president of the chamber from 22 May 1935 until 1937, was a replacement member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Legislation, and served on the Committee on Industry.

He was re-elected for the same constituency for the 1937–1941 term, serving as a replacement member of the Committees on Government Interior and on Labour and Social Legislation, and as a full member of the Committee on Foreign Relations.

In 1945, he was elected deputy for the 7th Departmental Group (Third District of Santiago), serving during the 1945–1949 legislative period. During this term, he served as a replacement member of the Committees on Government Interior and on Labour and Social Legislation, and as a full member of the Committees on Foreign Relations and on Internal Police and Regulations.

He was re-elected in 1949 for the 20th Departmental Group —Angol, Collipulli, Traiguén, Victoria and Curacautín—serving as second vice-president of the chamber from 24 May 1949 until November 1950, and as a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cifuentes Sobarzo died in Santiago on 2 December 1950, before completing his parliamentary term.