Hernán Brücher Encina

Raúl Hernán Brücher Encina (31 August 1919 – 10 October 2006) was a Chilean lawyer and politician from the Radical Party.

He was the son of Luis Ernesto Brücher and Ester Encina. He married Mabel Irene MacFarlane Chellew in 1945.

Professional career He studied at the German Lyceum in Santiago and at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, where he was sworn in as a lawyer in September 1946 with a thesis titled Study on the Personality of Chilean Criminals.

He practiced in the fields of criminology and social law in Antofagasta and Santiago. He served as secretary of the provincial complaints commission on Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Health (1946), and later as secretary of the same ministry.

He was attorney for the Fiscal Defense Council in Antofagasta (1949) and served as Local Police Judge of the same Municipality (1951). He also served as counselor of the Public Employees’ Fund (1953–1960).

Political career A member of the Radical Party, he served as president of the party’s assembly in Antofagasta (1949) and vice president (1950). He was a delegate to the Radical Party Conventions of 1949 and 1951.

He was elected Deputy for the 2nd Departmental Grouping of Antofagasta, Taltal, and Tocopilla (1953–1957), where he sat on the Permanent Commission on Labor and Social Legislation.

He was re-elected deputy for the same constituency (1957–1961 and 1961–1965), serving on the Permanent Commissions on Economy and Commerce and Finance.

In 1962, he traveled to the United States as an invited guest of the U.S. Department of State.

He was appointed mayor of Chañaral on 25 September 1974, holding the post until 31 January 1975.

Other activities He was a member of the Chilean Bar Association, as well as of the professional football team, Club Universidad de Chile, and the Automobile Club.

In 1996, he was appointed Registrar of Real Estate of Coquimbo.