Julio Justiniano

Julio Justiniano Préndez (17 March 1916 – 8 August 1968) was a Chilean banker, property broker, administrator, and politician who served as Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group (Santiago, 3rd District) between 1953 and 1957.

Biography Julio Justiniano Préndez was born in La Serena on 17 March 1916, the son of Luis Enrique Justiniano and Lelia Préndez Zaldívar.

He studied at the Colegio de los Padres Alemanes in Santiago.

In 1932 he began working at Banco de Chile, where he remained until 1937. He later worked as a property broker alongside his father, forming the firm “Luis E. Justiniano y Julio Justiniano P.” He also served as a functionary at ENDESA (1944–1945) and at the Chilean Production Development Corporation (CORFO) (1943–1944).

He married Flor Aray Martín in Ñuñoa on 23 December 1944, with whom he had one son.

Outside politics, he was selected for the Chilean national rugby team that competed in Buenos Aires in 1938. He was also a member of the Automóvil Club de Chile and Stade Français.

Justiniano Préndez died on 8 August 1968.

Political career A member of the Radical Party, Justiniano Préndez was elected Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group (Santiago, 3rd District) for the legislative term 1953–1957. He served on the Permanent Committee on Foreign Relations.

On 21 December 1955 he was appointed Honorary Consul of Chile in La Plata, Argentina, a role he held until 14 May 1959.