Lucio Aníbal Concha Molina

Lucio Aníbal Concha Molina (14 May 1901 – 24 June 1952) was a Chilean lawyer and Conservative politician who served as Deputy for the 15th Departamental Group (Itata and San Carlos) for three consecutive legislative periods between 1941 and 1952.

Biography Concha Molina was born in Santiago to Aníbal Concha Cortínez and Laura Molina. He studied at the Instituto de Humanidades in Santiago and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, graduating as a lawyer in 1925.

He began his career at the Banco de Chile. He also served as councillor of the Corporación de Reconstrucción y Auxilio and as director of Industria Corchera S.A.

Political career A member of the Conservative Party, he held several administrative posts: Governor of Melipilla (1927), of Chañaral (1928), and of San Fernando (1928). He later served as Intendant of Atacama (1930–1931).

During the presidency of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo he was deported to Argentina for several months.

He was elected Deputy for the 15th Departamental Group (Itata and San Carlos) for the 1941–1945 legislative period, serving on the Standing Committees on Education and Finance. He was re-elected for the 1945–1949 term, joining the Standing Committee on National Defense.

In 1948 he joined the Traditionalist Conservative Party, later becoming its secretary general.

He won a third term (1949–1953), serving on the Standing Committees on National Defense and Finance, but died in office on 24 June 1952. As the new legislative period was less than a year away, the seat remained vacant.