Enrique Barrientos Holtheur

Enrique Barrientos Holtheur (born 20 February 1914) is a Chilean farmer, rancher and former parliamentarian affiliated with the Conservative Party.

He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies during the XLVI Legislative Period (1949–1953), representing southern Chile.

Biography Barrientos Holtheur was born in Osorno on 20 February 1914, the son of Manuel Barrientos and Emma Holtheur. He completed his secondary education at the Instituto Nacional and later studied medicine at the University of Chile.

He devoted himself primarily to agriculture and livestock farming, operating several estates in the locality of Río Negro, including Santa Emma, Los Pellines, El Edén and San Miguel.

He married Julieta Apparcel in Osorno, and the couple had two children.

Political career Barrientos Holtheur joined the Conservative Party in 1939. He served as departmental president of the party for seven years and acted as head of presidential campaign operations in the locality of Río Negro.

At the municipal level, he served as councillor (regidor) of the Municipality of Río Negro during two consecutive terms, from 1941 to 1945 and from 1945 to 1949.

In the parliamentary elections of 1949, he was elected Deputy for the 23rd Departmental Group —Osorno and Río Negro— serving during the 1949–1953 legislative period.

During his tenure, he served as a member of the Standing Committees on Public Education and Industry, and as a replacement member of the Committees on National Defence and on Agriculture and Colonization.

Beyond politics, he served as president of the Red Cross of Río Negro and was a member of the Aerial Club and the Osorno Club. He was also an honorary member of the professional football club, Club Social y Deportivo Rangers.