Patricio Achurra Plaza

Patricio Achurra Plaza (26 April 1897 – 15 April 1960) was a Chilean public servant and politician who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies.

Biography He was born in Santiago on 26 April 1897, son of Patricio Achurra Arteaga and Cecilia Plaza Ferrand.

He married Josefina Cariola Moreira in Santiago on 25 April 1920, and they had two children. In a second marriage, he married Eliana Salas Lira in Colina on 18 July 1942; they had three daughters.

He studied at the Seminario de Santiago de los Santos Ángeles Custodios.

He worked at the National Library of Chile and retired from that institution as auxiliary in 1956.

He was member of the Conservative Party.

He died in Santiago on 15 April 1960.

Political career He was elected deputy for the 8th Departamental Grouping of La Victoria, Melipilla and San Antonio for the 1926–1930 period. He served on the Permanent Commission of Foreign Affairs.