Fernando Ruiz Correa

Fernando Ruiz Correa (born 9 February 1899) was a Chilean politician and agriculturalist who served as deputy of the Republic.

Biography Ruiz Correa was born in Longotoma, Chile, on 9 February 1899. He was the son of Manuel Ruiz Valledor and Ana Correa Sanfuentes.

He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio and later obtained a doctorate in sciences from the University of London in Great Britain.

He devoted himself to agriculture, operating the Longotoma estate—covering approximately 20,000 cuadras—in Petorca, primarily dedicated to the production of lentils and wheat.

Political career Ruiz Correa was a member of the Liberal Party.

He served as a municipal councillor (regidor) of the Municipality of La Ligua between 1934 and 1937.

In the parliamentary elections of 1937, he was elected Deputy for the Fifth Departmental Grouping (Petorca, San Felipe and Los Andes), serving during the 1937–1941 legislative period. During his term, he was a member of the Standing Committees on Agriculture and Colonization, Labor and Social Legislation, Industry, and Internal Police.