Jorge Salamanca Valdivia

Jorge Oscar Salamanca Valdivia (15 August 1901 – 22 November 1986) was a Chilean lawyer and politician of the Radical Party. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 1941 and 1945, representing the Coquimbo–Elqui region.

Biography Salamanca Valdivia was born in La Serena, Chile, on 15 August 1901. He was the son of Armando Salamanca and Luisa Valdivia.

He completed his secondary education at the Gregorio Cordovez High School in La Serena and later studied law at the University of Chile, graduating as a lawyer in 1925. His degree thesis was entitled On Bankruptcies and Punishable Insolvencies.

Throughout his professional career, he held several public positions, including trustee in bankruptcy in La Serena (1929–1934), prosecutor of the Court of Appeals of La Serena (1935), director of the Banco del Estado de Chile (1938), secretary of the Intendancy of Coquimbo Province (1939–1941), and later Intendant of Santiago.

In the private sector, he served as vice president of the Valdivia Electro-Siderurgical Company and was a partner in Adolfo Floto & Co. Ltd., an electric power company in Coquimbo.

He married Olga Cereceda Carvallo and later Rosa Barrios.

Salamanca Valdivia died in Santiago on 22 November 1986, at the age of 85.

Political career A long-standing member of the Radical Party, Salamanca Valdivia was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 1941 parliamentary elections, representing the 4th Departmental Group (La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Combarbalá and Illapel) for the 1941–1945 legislative term.

During his time in Parliament, he served on the Standing Committees on Constitution, Legislation and Justice, as well as Economy and Commerce.

He was also a member of the Rotary Club and the La Serena Club.