José Acevedo Briones

José Acevedo Briones (9 October 1916 – 6 July 1973) was a Chilean politician and member of the Socialist Party of Chile.

He served as a Deputy in the Chamber of Deputies during the XXXIX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile (1941–1945), representing the 7th Departmental Group, corresponding to the Metropolitan 3rd District (Puente Alto).

Early life and career Acevedo was born in Fundo Santa Rita, Pirque, to Juvenal Acevedo Pinto and Carmen Briones Galaz. He married Josefina Marchant Pérez in 1938.

He studied at the night school of Puente Alto and worked as a public works contractor in river defence and land movement projects. He also worked as a taxi driver and became President of the Taxi Association of Puente Alto.

Political career A member of the Socialist Party (PS), Acevedo served as a Municipal Councillor (Regidor) of Puente Alto from 1937 to 1940.

He was elected Deputy for the 7th Departmental Group (Metropolitan 3rd District: Puente Alto) for the 1941–1945 term. During his tenure he served on the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonisation.

He was appointed Governor of the province of Arauco from 1945 to 1949.

Later, during the 1950s, he was active in trade union work, and in 1964 he took part in the presidential campaign of Salvador Allende. He subsequently retired from political life.