Eduardo Mella

Eduardo Mella Mella (18 August 1907 – 24 June 1986) was a Chilean lawyer, journalist and politician who served as a Deputy representing the former province of Colchagua.

Biography Mella Mella was born in Chépica, Chile, on 18 August 1907. He was the son of Eduardo Mella Salomó and Griselda Mella Mella.

He studied at the Liceo of Curicó and later attended the University of Chile Faculty of Law, qualifying as a lawyer on 7 January 1936. His thesis was entitled Obligaciones naturales.

He practiced law in Río Bueno and later in Santa Cruz, where he worked until 1945. He served as legal counsel to the Caja Nacional de Ahorros and held various judicial and administrative posts, including Secretary of the Court of Letters of Santa Cruz, substitute notary, and substitute Governor of the Department of Santa Cruz. Between 1949 and 1967, he worked as a civil servant of the Caja de Retiro y Previsión Social of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado. From 1967 onward, he worked in the commune of San Miguel in Santiago.

He married Elena Saa Olmos in Santiago on 2 January 1942, with whom he had two children: Raúl Eduardo and Sonia Elena.

Political career Mella Mella was a long-time member of the Radical Party. He served as President of the Departmental Popular Front of Santa Cruz, President of the Democratic Alliance, and President of the Radical Assembly of Santa Cruz.

He was Vice President of the former Provincial Boards of the party, delegate of Colchagua to Provincial Councils, and a regular delegate to party conventions from 1937 onward. He later served as President of the Radical Assembly of San Miguel.

Following the split of the Radical Party, he joined Radical Democracy, serving as its President between 1969 and 1970 and again between 1971 and 1972.

He was elected Deputy for the 10th Departmental Group —San Fernando and Santa Cruz— for the 1945–1949 term. During his parliamentary service, he served on the Standing Committees on Industries, Public Education, and Constitution, Legislation and Justice.

In addition to his political activity, he served as Director of the newspaper El Cóndor of Santa Cruz.