Luis Ayala Poblete

Luis Ayala Poblete was a Chilean trade union leader and politician who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies.

Biography He belonged to the tram workers' union of Santiago, serving as its secretary general.

He was member of the Unión Social Republicana de Asalariados de Chile (USRACH) and one of its founders. He organized the party congress held on 24 September 1926, which marked the formal beginning of the organization. He also presided over the Gremial Convention of Transport Workers held in Santiago in December 1924, where preparations were made for the definitive organization of the Asalariados party.

In 1927 he was deported by President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo after accusing the Minister of the Interior of ordering unlawful detentions and violating public liberties. He returned to Chile in October of the same year.

He later joined the Communist Party.

Political career He was elected deputy for the 7th Departamental Grouping of Santiago for the 1926–1930 period. He served on the Permanent Commission of Roads and Public Works.