Luis Martínez Saravia

Luis Martínez Saravia (20 October 1904 – 8 June 1974) was a Chilean farmer and politician who served as Deputy for the 17th Departamental Group—Arauco, Lebu and Cañete—during the 1953–1957 legislative period.

Biography Martínez Saravia was born in Arauco on 20 October 1904, the son of Ananías Martínez Sáez and Juana Saravia Mella. He married Victoria Ormeño González in Santiago on 30 October 1937, with whom he had one child.

He studied at the Liceo of Concepción and the Liceo de Aplicación in Santiago. He later worked as a farmer, managing the estates Caripilún, San José de Colico and Los Rosales in Linares.

He was a member of the Radical Party—serving as delegate to its Central Board for Arauco—and later belonged to Popular Unity. Martínez Saravia died in Santiago on 8 June 1974.

Political career He was elected Deputy for the 17th Departamental Group—Arauco, Lebu and Cañete—for three consecutive terms: 1945–1949, 1949–1953, and 1953–1957.

During his first term he served on the Permanent Committees on Finance, and Public Works and Roads. In his second term he served on the Committees on Public Works and Roads, and Industry. In his third term he sat on the Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.

He was a member of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Sociedad Agrícola del Sur, and several social and sports clubs of Arauco and Cañete.