Jovino Parada

Jovino Parada Quintana (born 24 March 1930) is a Chilean farmer and politician affiliated with the Liberal Party.

Parada served as Deputy of the Republic for the 15th Departmental Grouping – San Carlos and Itata – for three consecutive legislative periods between 1953 and 1965.

Background Born in San Carlos on 24 March 1930, he was the son of Jovino Parada de la Fuente and Edelmira del Carmen Quintana. He married Gisela Henschel Beier in Buenos Aires, on 25 June 1956, and they had five children.

He studied at the Liceo de Aplicación in Santiago and pursued legal studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile.

Parada devoted most of his professional life to agricultural activities. He managed several estates in the communes of San Gregorio, San Fabián, San Nicolás, and San Carlos (Ñuble province) until 1967, including the “Vegas de Perquilauquén” estate in San Fabián. Later, he moved his operations to Melipilla, where he managed the farms “Peralillo,” “Chocalán,” and “Santa Mónica,” and served as General Manager of the Melipilla Livestock Fair.

Political career Parada joined the Liberal Party in 1945. He became a leader of the Liberal Youth of Ñuble and later served as counselor representing his party.

In 1953, he was elected Deputy for the 15th Departmental Grouping “San Carlos and Itata,” and subsequently reelected in 1957 and 1961, serving continuously until 1965. During his parliamentary tenure, he served on the Permanent Commissions of Internal Police and Regulations, and Mining and Industry, and participated in the 1956 Special Investigative Commission on Tax Evasion.

Throughout his political career, Parada was recognized for promoting rural development and supporting legislation favorable to agricultural modernization in central Chile.

Other activities Parada was an honorary member of various sports organizations in his hometown of San Carlos and remained an active figure in regional civic life.