Gregorio García Sabugal

Gregorio René García Sabugal (6 November 1920 – 23 December 1978) was a Chilean agricultural entrepreneur and politician, member of the National Party.

He served as Deputy for the 21st Departamental Group (Imperial, Temuco, Villarrica, Pitrufquén, Lautaro) during the XLVI Legislative Period (1969–1973).

Early life Born in Cunco in 1920, he was the son of Gregorio García and Estefanía Sabugal. He married Sonia García González in 1949 in Temuco. They had children, among them future deputy René Manuel García.

Political career García Sabugal engaged in farming and became involved in local cooperatives and associations, serving as director of Banco Sur, SOFO and the Cunco Agricultural Cooperative.

He entered politics in the late 1940s. In the 1947 municipal elections, he was elected mayor of Cunco, serving until 1951, and reelected in the 1963 elections, serving until 1967.

He later joined the National Party, where he became provincial vice president and president of the local council of Cunco.

In the 1969 elections, he was elected Deputy for the 21st Departamental Group. He served on the Permanent Commissions of Government Interior and Agriculture and Colonization, and also participated in the Special Commission of Constitutional Accusation against Minister of Economy Pedro Vuskovic in 1971.

He was also a member of the National Party’s parliamentary committee between 1969 and 1970.

Death García Sabugal died in Temuco on 23 December 1978.