Juan Valdés Rodríguez

Juan Valdés Rodríguez (26 August 1936 – 23 January 2008) was a Chilean accountant and Christian Democrat politician.

He was Deputy for the 13th Departamental Group ―Cauquenes, Constitución and Chanco― in the 1969–1973 and 1973–1977 terms, the latter cut short by the 1973 coup.

Biography Educated at the Liceo de Cauquenes and the Instituto Superior de Comercio, he qualified as a General Accountant in 1963.

He taught business organization and office administration and was active in the national federation of commerce students before joining the Christian Democratic Party. He died in Santiago in 2008.

Parliamentary work In 1973 he joined the Permanent Commission on Government and Interior. His mandate ended with the coup and the dissolution of Congress on 21 September 1973 (Decree-Law 27).