Hernán Somavía Asquet

Hernán Somavía Asquet (24 January 1899 – 14 September 1968) was a Chilean commercial engineer and politician affiliated with the Conservative Party.

He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 1937 and 1945, representing the Valparaíso area.

Biography Somavía Asquet was born in Valparaíso, Chile, on 24 January 1899.

He completed his secondary education at the Sacred Hearts College of Valparaíso and later pursued higher studies at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Chile in Santiago, graduating as a commercial engineer in 1927.

His professional career initially included brief practice in engineering, followed by work as a stockbroker at the Valparaíso Stock Exchange between 1931 and 1936. He also served as a board member of the Bank of Valparaíso and later as a councillor of the Vitalicia Cooperative in 1946.

In 1952, he reopened his professional activity by establishing an accounting office in Valparaíso, returning to commercial work until his retirement in 1963.

He married Olga Dittborn Torres in 1928.

Somavía Asquet died in Valparaíso on 14 September 1968, at the age of 69.

Political career A member of the Conservative Party, Somavía Asquet was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 1937 parliamentary elections, representing the 6th Departmental Group (Valparaíso, Casablanca, Quillota and Limache) for the 1937–1941 legislative term.

He was re-elected in the 1941 parliamentary elections, serving a second term from 1941 to 1945. During his parliamentary career, he served on the Standing Committees on Foreign Relations, National Defense, and Industries.