Carlos González Utreras

Carlos González Utreras (10 December 1917 – 17 June 2003) was a Chilean journalist and politician affiliated with the Radical Party. He served as Deputy of the Republic for the 16th Departmental Grouping – Chillán, Bulnes, and Yungay – during the legislative period 1961–1965.

Biography Born in Chillán on 10 December 1917, he was the son of Carlos Luis González Aedo and Lucinda Rosa Utreras. He married Alcelsa Nieves Martínez Labrín on 16 September 1941, with whom he had one daughter, Cecilia Eugenia. After being widowed, he married Iris Sepúlveda Mora, with whom he had another daughter, Irisol Carolina.

He completed his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres de Chillán and pursued legal studies at the University of Concepción. Professionally, he worked as a journalist for the newspaper El Sur of Concepción between 1941 and 1944.

Political career A member of the Radical Party, González began his public service career as a municipal councilman (regidor) of Chillán between 1950 and 1953 and subsequently served as mayor from 1953 to 1956. He was later re-elected as councilman from 1956 to 1961.

In 1961, he was elected Deputy for the 16th Departmental Grouping “Chillán, Bulnes, and Yungay.” During his tenure (1961–1965), he served on the Permanent Commission of Internal Government and was alternate member of the Commission on Public Education.

Civic engagement Deeply involved in local civic life, González participated in various cultural and social organizations of his native city. He was a member of the Centro Cultural Pedro Lagos Marchant, the Sociedad de Empleados de Comercio, the Club Comercial, the Corporación Colegio Concepción de Chillán, and the sports club Ñublense, among other institutions.

He died in Chillán on 17 June 2003, at the age of 85, due to colon cancer.