Ramón Alzamora

Ramón Alzamora Ríos (30 March 1895 – 3 May 1974) was a Chilean teacher and politician affiliated with the Unión Social Republicana de Asalariados de Chile who served as a deputy for the 2nd Departamental Circumscription during the 1926–1930 legislative period.

Biography He was born on 30 March 1895 in La Higuera, Chile to Ramón Antonio Alzamora and N. Ríos. He married Nieves del Carmen Rojas Bermejo in Calama on 28 April 1917.

He completed secondary studies qualifying as a normal school teacher and later worked for five years in Chuquicamata. He was a member of the Asociación General de Profesores de Chile.

Political career From his youth he was active in the Unión Social Republicana de Asalariados de Chile (USRACH), where he became one of its prominent figures. He was elected deputy for the 2nd Departamental Circumscription (Tocopilla, El Loa, Antofagasta and Taltal) for the 1926–1930 period and served on the Permanent Commission of Legislation and Justice.

In the Chamber he stood out for his reformist interventions and opposition to the ministerial program presented in April 1926.