Mamerto Figueroa

Mamerto Domingo Figueroa Parot (August 4, 1900 - June 2, 1974) was a Chilean independent politician, equestrian, and member of the National Independent Movement, and later the Ibañist National Alliance of Workers, while working as Mayor of Santiago in 1953. Additionally, he created the Confederation of Popular Collectives (CONCOPO). During 1952, he was head of the propaganda department in the campaign of presidential candidate Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, who won the elections of that year; He was chosen for the position by Arturo Olavarría Bravo, who served as Chile's Minister of the Interior under the presidency of Pedro Aguirre Cerda.

Later that year, he was a pre-candidate for the parliamentary election of the 4th provincial grouping of Santiago, but lost this election to Luis Quintero, of the Socialist Party. In June 1954, he directed the Radio “Aurora de Chile”, successor to Radio “El Mercurio”. In 1957, he was a pre-candidate for the Popular Action Front, but the candidacy was finally ceded to Salvador Allende, who would become president of Chile 13 years later. He died in Recoleta, Santiago, on June 2, 1974, at the age of 73.

Electoral history

1953 parliamentary elections

Parliamentary election of the 4th Provincial Group of Santiago, 1953