Héctor Álvarez Álvarez

Héctor Álvarez Álvarez (28 April 1882 – 4 May 1960) was a Chilean teacher and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies.

Early life and education He was born in the Tucapel sector of Cañete, Chile, on 28 April 1882, the son of Juan Bautista Álvarez and María Jesús Álvarez Rebolledo.

He married Amalia Espina. In a second marriage, in Santiago on 20 February 1946, he married Luisa Graciela Rojas Rojas; they had one daughter.

He studied at the Normal School of Chillán and at the Instituto Pedagógico of the University of Chile in Santiago. He qualified as a primary school teacher in 1899 and as a state-certified professor in physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology in 1902.

Educational career He taught at the Liceo de Hombres of Temuco in 1903 and later at the Liceo de Niñas of the same city.

Between 1916 and 1919, he worked at the Liceo of Valdivia, where he also taught History and Geography.

From 1919 onward, he served as rector and professor of the Liceo of Illapel. Between 1923 and 1929, he was professor and director of the Commercial Institute of Talcahuano. He later became Director General of Commercial and Female Technical Education and retired as a teacher in 1939.

Political career He joined the Democratic Party in 1925.

He was elected deputy for the 20th Departamental Grouping of “Angol, Collipulli, Traiguén and Mariluán” for the 1926–1930 legislative period, serving on the Permanent Commission of Interior Government and on the Commission of Labor and Social Welfare.

He was re-elected deputy for the 4th Departamental Grouping of “La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Combarbalá and Illapel” for the 1930–1934 period. During this term, he continued on the Permanent Commission of Interior Government and also joined the Commission of Finance. His term ended prematurely after the Revolutionary Movement of 4 June 1932 decreed the dissolution of Congress on 6 June.

Other activities He served as a councillor of the Caja de Crédito Hipotecario.

He contributed to numerous newspapers, including El Correo of Valdivia; La Mañana and La Época of Temuco; El Sur of Concepción; La Justicia of Talcahuano; La Discusión of Chillán; La Zona Central of Talca; El Mercurio and La Nación of Santiago; El Día of Valparaíso; El Diario of Antofagasta; and La Prensa of Coquimbo.

In Illapel, he was president of the Boy Scouts and the Student Protection Society, director of the Football League, and founder and director of a night school. In Talcahuano, he was a member, director, and president of student leagues, Boy Scouts, guild and sports associations, the Universidad Popular Arturo Alessandri, and the Women's Emancipation Night School.

He authored pamphlets on educational and political matters, particularly concerning the Democratic Party.