Héctor Barrueto Hermosilla

Héctor Darío Barrueto Hermosilla (7 November 1910 – 1996) was a Chilean lawyer, landowner, and Radical Party politician who served as Deputy for the 19th Departamental Group (Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén) during the 1941–1953 legislative period.

Biography Barrueto Hermosilla was born in Los Ángeles on 7 November 1910, the son of former senator Darío Barrueto Molinet and Elvira Hermosilla.

He studied at the Liceo de Hombres of Los Ángeles and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, receiving his law degree in 1937 with the thesis “Sobre la naturaleza del crédito hipotecario y su aplicación a la industria agrícola”.

He practiced law and managed the family estate “Entre Ríos”, located near Los Ángeles. He married Perla Fisher.

Political career A member of the Radical Party, he was elected Deputy for the 19th Departamental Group (Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén) for the 1941–1945 legislative period, serving on the Standing Committee on Constitution, Legislation and Justice.

He was reelected for the 1945–1949 term, during which he joined the Committee on Agriculture and Colonization. He obtained a third consecutive term for 1949–1953, serving on the Standing Committee on Finance.