Joaquín Tagle Ruiz

Joaquín Tagle Ruiz (1889 – 18 April 1944) was a Chilean agriculturist and politician of the Conservative Party who served as a deputy for Caupolicán in successive legislative periods between 1921 and 1930.

Biography He was born in 1889 in Santiago, Chile to Rafael Tagle Jordán and Josefina Ruiz Valledor. He married Elena Schiel Walker and they had four children. He studied at Colegio San Ignacio between 1900 and 1907.

He devoted himself to agricultural activities, managing the estates Las Rosas and Santa Amalia in Requínoa, and contributed to the press on political and economic matters. He was a member of the Club de la Unión.

Political career A member of the Conservative Party, he was elected deputy for Caupolicán for the 1921–1924, and 1926–1930 periods. He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies between October 1929 and May 1930.

He was mayor of the Municipality of Caupolicán in 1921 and later mayor of the Municipality of Rancagua until his death in 1944.