Marco Antonio Salum

Marco Antonio Salum (23 July 1922 – 18 November 2007) was a Chilean commercial representative and politician who served two consecutive terms as Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group (Santiago, 3rd District) between 1949 and 1957.

Biography Marco Antonio Salum was born in Santiago on 23 July 1922, the son of Salvador Salum and Mariana Yazigi. He married and later separated, and had no children.

He studied at the Liceo Barros Borgoño and at the Instituto Comercial in Santiago. Professionally, he worked in commercial representations.

Salum died in Santiago on 18 November 2007.

Political career Salum was a member of the Agrarian Labor Party (PAL).

He was first elected Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group (Santiago, 3rd District) in 1949, serving the 1949–1953 legislative term. He chaired the Permanent Committee on Industry and served as replacement member of the Committee on Labour and Social Legislation.

He was re-elected for the 1953–1957 term, continuing his work on the Permanent Committee on Industry.

Outside Congress, he served as president of the Committee for the Self-Determination of Algeria and participated in the 1948 University Forum on the Partition of Palestine.