Héctor Montero Soto

Héctor Montero Soto (7 October 1918 – 15 June 1953) was a Chilean politician and member of the Popular Socialist Party (PSP).

He served as a Deputy for the 3rd Departmental Group ―Copiapó, Chañaral, Huasco and Freirina― during the 1953–1957 legislative period, but his term was cut short by his sudden death in 1953.

Biography He was born in Constitución, on 7 October 1918, the son of Hípólito Montero and Sara Soto. He married Carmen Contreras Agurto, with whom he had two daughters.

Montero joined the Popular Socialist Party at the age of 17, on 9 January 1936. He was elected Deputy for the 3rd Departmental Group (Copiapó, Chañaral, Huasco and Freirina) for the 1953–1957 term and served on the Standing Committee on Medical-Social Assistance and Hygiene.

His career in Congress was brief: on 15 June 1953 he died at the age of 35 while on a party mission, in a tragic air accident. His remains were laid in state at the Party’s Central Headquarters and later transported by special train to Talca, where he was buried in the family mausoleum.