Julio Benítez Castillo

Julio Benítez Castillo (25 October 1910 – 1989) was a Chilean trade unionist and politician of the Socialist Party of Chile. He served as Undersecretary of Labour (1970–1972) and as Minister of Housing and Urbanism (1971–1972) in the administration of President Salvador Allende.

Career He studied at the Liceo de Aplicación.

A self-taught worker, he completed administrative and economic courses and seminars. Within the Socialist Party of Chile he held regional and national leadership roles, and he was also a national leader of the Central Única de Trabajadores (CUT). He served as Undersecretary of Labour from November 1970 to 1972, and in September 1971 was appointed Minister of Housing and Urbanism, a post he held until January 1972.