Cecilio Imable Yens

Cecilio Imable Yens (1 February 1877 – 11 August 1946) was a Chilean teacher, farmer and politician affiliated with the Radical Party.

He served as a Deputy during the XXXIX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile (1941–1945), representing the 11th Departmental Group: Curicó and Mataquito.

Early life and education Imable Yens was born on Isla Quenac, Chiloé, to Diego Imable Ruiz and María Yens Ruiz. He married Julia Barrientos Barbero in 1911.

He studied at the Lyceum of Ancud and later at the Escuela Normal de Preceptores de Chillán, graduating as a normalist teacher with specialisations in Biology, Physics and Chemistry (1897).

Professional career He began his teaching career at the Normal School of Valdivia and later at the German Lyceum of that city until 1911. He subsequently served as deputy head of the Normal School of Curicó, where he retired in 1929.

He also dedicated himself to agriculture, managing the «El Molino» estate in Curicó, and co-owned the Radical newspaper «La Idea». He was an active member of the Chilean Freemasonry, reaching the rank of Grand Master.

He founded the League of Poor Students in Curicó, contributed to the establishment of the Juan Terrier Technical School, and was a member of the Curicó Rotary Club.

Political career A member of the Radical Party, he served as Mayor of Curicó from 1932 to 1935.

He was later elected Deputy for the 11th Departmental Group (Curicó and Mataquito) for the 1941–1945 term, sitting on the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonisation. He retired from politics due to illness.