Ladislao Munita

Ladislao Munita Risopatrón (born 7 September 1884) was a Chilean politician and public servant who served as deputy of the Republic during the late 1930s.

Biography Munita Risopatrón was born in Chillán, Chile, on 7 September 1884. He was the son of Camilo Munita Gormaz and Mercedes Risopatrón Argomedo. He married Lizzie Mathews Möller in Concepción on 19 July 1914, and the couple had children.

He studied at the Sacred Hearts School in Valparaíso and later at the Seminary and Colegio San Jacinto in Santiago.

Professional career Munita Risopatrón worked as a public employee. He served as an officer of the Ministry of War and later as secretary of the Agency for Propaganda and Immigration in Rome.

Political career He was a member of the Liberal Party. At the local level, he served as mayor of the Municipality of Lota.

In the parliamentary elections of 1937, he was elected Deputy for the 17th Departmental Grouping (Tomé, Concepción, Talcahuano, Yumbel and Coronel), serving during the 1937–1941 legislative period. During his tenure in the Chamber of Deputies, he was a member of the Standing Committees on Agriculture and Colonization, Medical-Social Assistance and Hygiene, and Industries.