Orlando Sandoval

Néstor Orlando Sandoval Vargas (7 April 1908 – 9 June 1996) was a Chilean lawyer, farmer and politician. A long-standing member of the Radical Party of Chile, he served five consecutive terms in the Chamber of Deputies between 1941 and 1961, later becoming Minister of Agriculture under President Jorge Alessandri.

Biography Sandoval was born in El Carmen on 7 April 1908, the son of Olayo Sandoval Navarrete and Elena Vargas Videla.

He completed his primary education in El Carmen and his secondary studies at the Liceo de Hombres de Chillán.

Political career Radical Party and early activism Sandoval joined the Radical Party of Chile in 1933 and soon became president of the Radical Assembly of Chillán. He also led the local branch of the Popular Front.

Mayor of El Carmen (1973–1984) After the 1973 coup d'etat, Sandoval was appointed mayor of his hometown El Carmen, a position he held for eleven years, until 1984.

Later life and death He remained active in civic and educational organizations, serving as president of the Liceo de Chillán and participating in the Liga de Estudiantes Pobres, Sociedad de Instrucción Primaria and the Hispanic-Chilean Club of Chillán.

He died in Santiago on 9 June 1996 at the age of 88.