Enrique Madrid Osorio

Enrique Madrid Osorio (23 August 1886 – 16 August 1945) was a Chilean civil engineer and liberal politician.

Biography Madrid Osorio was born in Curacaví, Chile, on 23 August 1886. He was the son of Manuel Jesús Madrid Quezada and Luisa Osorio Garay.

He was educated at the Instituto Nacional and the Liceo Miguel Luis Amunátegui, and later studied engineering at the University of Chile Faculty of Engineering, qualifying as a civil engineer in 1912.

Between 1913 and 1918, he worked as an engineer in charge of new works in the Department of Roads and Public Works of the State Railways Company. He later engaged in agricultural activities, operating his estate El Ranchillo in Curacaví, where he produced coal, wheat and alfalfa.

Political career Madrid Osorio joined the Liberal Party in 1921. He was first elected Deputy for the 8th Departmental Group —Melipilla and Maipo— for the 1933–1937 term, serving on the Standing Committee on Development.

In 1937, he served as a government delegate of Chile in Geneva, Switzerland.

He was re-elected Deputy for the reconfigured 8th Departmental Group —Melipilla, San Antonio, San Bernardo and Maipo— for the 1937–1941 term, serving on the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was again re-elected for the 1941–1945 term, during which he served on the Standing Committee on Constitution, Legislation and Justice.

He was re-elected once more for the 1945–1949 term and served on the Standing Committee on Finance. He died during the first year of this legislative period, which led to a complementary election to fill the vacancy. He was replaced by Deputy Eduardo Moore.