Jorge Lavandero Eyzaguirre

Jorge Lavandero Eyzaguirre (Santiago, 1 December 1899 – 1980) was a Chilean businessman and politician who served as Senator for the southern provinces between 1953 and 1961.

Biography He was the son of Exequiel Lavandero Enríquez and Ana Eyzaguirre Gormaz. He married Rebeca Illanes Benítez, with whom he had two children, including Jorge Exequiel Lavandero Illanes, who later served as parliamentarian before 1973 and again between 1990 and 2005.

In a second marriage, he wed Marta Pascal, and their son Exequiel Lavandero became a noted actor.

Starting in 1936, Lavandero worked as a cattle broker and produce merchant under the firm Jorge Lavandero y Cía. Ltda.

He was a member of the Club de La Unión.

Political career He founded the Independent National Movement (MNI), which merged into the National Party in 1956; he joined its first national board that August. In 1958, the party became part of the National Popular Party (PANAPO).

Lavandero was elected Senator for the 9th Provincial Group (Valdivia, Osorno, Llanquihue, Chiloé, Aysén and Magallanes) for the 1953–1961 term. He served on the Permanent Committees on Economy and Trade, Public Works and Communications, and Finance, and sat on the Joint Budget Committee in 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958 and 1959. He also belonged to the PANAPO parliamentary committee between 1958 and 1961.

Among the motions he supported were the restoration of the free port status of Punta Arenas (Law No. 12,008 of 23 February 1956) and authorization for a monument in Santiago honoring the Honduran hero Francisco Morazán (Law No. 12,665 of 6 November 1957).