Juan Concha Urbina

Juan Concha Urbina (7 March 1923 – 9 May 2010) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Early life and family Concha was born in Villa Alegre, Maule Region, Chile, on 10 November 1923. His parents were Juan Concha and Berta Urbina. He married María Angélica Murray, and they had seven children.

He studied at Colegio San Francisco Javier in Puerto Montt and at the Internado Nacional Barros Arana (INBA) in Santiago. He later studied Law at the University of Chile and qualified as a lawyer in 1947. His thesis for the degree in Legal and Social Sciences was titled Jurisprudencia de la legítima defensa.

From 1947, he practiced law independently in Valdivia, developing an extensive professional career. He served as president of Fábrica de Calzados Weiss S.A. and Distribuidora y Exportadora PROSEM S.A., and as manager of Sociedad Industrial. He was also a lawyer for Banco del Estado de Chile in Valdivia, where he worked for 32 years.

Political career He was a member of the Christian Democratic Party. During the military government, he served as provincial vice president of the party in Valdivia.

In his professional capacity and as a human rights advocate, he represented the Vicariate of Solidarity for seven years. He also worked as a political commentator in various regional media outlets.

In the 1989 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for District No. 53 (Valdivia, Lanco, Mariquina, Máfil, and Corral), X Region, for the 1990–1994 term. He obtained the highest vote total in the district, receiving 32,085 votes (37.41% of the validly cast ballots). In 1993, he did not seek re-election.

After leaving office, he continued practicing law and, in 2005, was appointed member of the Court of Appeals of Valdivia.

He died in Valdivia, Chile, on 9 May 2010, at the age of 86.