Orlando Poblete González

Orlando Octavio Poblete González (Parral, 24 June 1918 – Chile, 20 January 1999) was a Chilean teacher and politician, mayor of Copiapó and later deputy representing the province of Atacama.

Early life and professional career Born in Parral in 1918, his parents were Alfredo Poblete Ortiz and Juana González Gallegos. He married Lenka Ostojić Zlatar, with whom he had three children: Orlando, Lenka, and Jaime.

He studied at the Superior School of Parral and later at the Escuela Normal de Chillán, graduating as a primary teacher in 1939 with the thesis "La escuela y la comunidad".

He began his teaching career at School No. 6 of Chillán (1940–1946) and later at the Normal School of Copiapó "Rómulo J. Peña Maturana" (1946–1950). He was professor of Educational Sociology and head of the Normal School between 1950 and 1954, and also taught Economic Geography at the School of Mines of Copiapó. In 1956, he directed the Seminar on Regional Problems of Atacama, sponsored by the University of Chile.

In 1953 he ran unsuccessfully in a parliamentary by-election for Atacama, following the death of deputy Héctor Montero Soto.

In 1965 he was elected deputy for the 3rd Departmental District (Copiapó, Chañaral, Huasco, Freirina) for the term 1965–1969. He served on the Permanent Commissions of Public Education, Social Assistance and Hygiene, Internal Government, Public Works, Labor and Social Legislation, and Internal Police and Regulations.

After a long illness, he died on 20 January 1999.