Edmundo Villouta

Edmundo Villouta Concha (17 November 1926 – 4 November 2020) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Biography He was born in Mulchén on 17 September 1926. He was the son of Víctor Villouta Concha and Carmela Concha Cerda. He married Elvira Carpinello Pozzoli and had seven children.

He completed his primary education at Escuela No. 1 of Angol and his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres of Angol. Professionally, he was engaged in commercial activities.

Political career He began his political activities in 1958 after joining the Christian Democratic Party, serving as a local party leader and participating in the first presidential campaign of Eduardo Frei Montalva.

In 1960 he was elected councilor (regidor) and later mayor of Angol, serving two terms in both positions. He held various political and civic roles and, between 1974 and 1979, made his party’s headquarters in Angol available as a student residence, providing full board and lodging to more than 40 students without external assistance.

For more than 20 years he was a member of the Mixed Wage Commission and the Conciliation and Arbitration Board of Malleco. He was also active in sports leadership for over three decades, serving as president of the football club Malleco Unido and collaborating with numerous sports, social, and cultural organizations.

He died on 4 November 2020 in Angol.