Ignacio Urrutia de la Sotta

Ignacio Urrutia de la Sotta (25 June 1906 – 1975) was a Chilean accountant, farmer and politician, who was a member of the Liberal Party. He served as Deputy of the Republic for Chillán, Bulnes and Yungay (1945–1949) and later for Linares, Parral and Loncomilla (1953–1965).

Biography Son of Ignacio Urrutia Manzano, former senator of the Republic, and Ludmila de la Sotta Benavente.

He completed his education at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Concepción and performed compulsory military service, graduating as a reserve cavalry sub-lieutenant.

A certified accountant, he dedicated his life to agriculture, managing the estates Villa Rosa (Parral) and Milahue (Bulnes). He married María del Río Martínez, with whom he had five children.

Urrutia was president of the Farmers’ Association of Parral and a member of the Council of the National Agricultural Society (SNA). He also belonged to the Club Concepción, the Club de La Unión, the Club Hípico de Santiago, and several regional social clubs.

Political career A lifelong member of the Liberal Party, he presided over the Liberal Assembly of Parral and was repeatedly part of its National Board.

He served as councillor and later Mayor of Parral (1939–1940).

Elected Deputy for the 16th Departmental Grouping (Chillán, Bulnes and Yungay) for the 1945–1949 term, he sat on the Standing Committees of National Defence and Agriculture and Colonization, and as alternate on Public Education and Public Works.

Re-elected in 1953 for the 14th Grouping (Linares, Loncomilla and Parral), he served on the Agriculture and Colonization Committee and retained that seat through the 1957–1961 and 1961–1965 periods. Between 18 December 1962 and 12 May 1964, he held the post of Second Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies.

His work focused on rural modernization, irrigation and credit for small landowners, reflecting the Liberal Party’s emphasis on productive agriculture.