Mario Riquelme Ponce

Mario Ismael Riquelme Ponce (14 December 1914 – 12 August 1996) was a Chilean civil servant and radical politician. He served as Deputy of the Republic for the 7th Departmental Grouping (Santiago, Second District) during the legislative periods 1949–1953 and 1957–1961.

Biography Ponce was born in Valparaíso on 14 December 1914, the son of Pedro Riquelme Ortíz and María Ponce. He was married.

He worked as a clerk in the Civil Registry and Identification Service of Santiago between 1938 and 1939.

Political career A member of the Radical Party, he began his political career as a councillor of the Municipality of Lampa, serving from 1941 to 1944.

He was later elected Deputy of the Republic for the 7th Departmental Grouping (Santiago, Second District) for two terms: 1949–1953 and 1957–1961. During his first term, he served on the Permanent Commission of Government and Interior Affairs, and in his second term, on the Permanent Commission of Medical-Social Assistance and Hygiene.

Death He died in Santiago on 12 August 1996.