Ramón Elizalde

Ramón Elizalde Hevia (25 February 1940–20 July 2023) was a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Biography He was born in Santiago on 25 February 1940, the son of Julieta Hevia Saavedra and Ramón Aurelio Elizalde Machuca.

In 1967, he married Marta Marabolí Pichuante. He was the father of three children.

Political career He joined the Christian Democratic Party in 1955. During his university years, he represented the party as leader of the Federation of Students of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (FEUC), serving as Social Outreach Officer. In that capacity, in 1961 he assisted victims of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in the construction of the Rahue housing complex in Osorno and the church of San Juan de la Costa.

In 1965, he was elected Provincial President of Santiago-Norte of the Christian Democratic Party, leading the party’s registration and subsequent electoral campaign.

In 1967, he was elected regidor for the commune of Conchalí, where he had resided since 1945. Between 1969 and 1971, he served as acting mayor of the commune. In 1971, he was re-elected to the position, serving until 11 September 1973.

From 1974 onward, he participated in the reorganization of the Christian Democratic Party. During the military regime, he remained active in the opposition and in 1978 led the rejection of the national plebiscite. In 1981, he continued this activity, participating in social mobilizations.

In the 1989 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for District No. 17—comprising the communes of Conchalí, Renca and Huechuraba in the Santiago Metropolitan Region—for the 1990–1994 term, obtaining the highest vote with 61,640 votes (33.07% of valid votes).

In 1993, he was re-elected Deputy for the same district for the 1994–1998 term, obtaining 58,693 votes (33.80% of valid votes).

In 1997, he resigned from the Christian Democratic Party and did not seek re-election. In the 1999 presidential election, he served as campaign manager for Arturo Frei Bolívar. He also served as president of the Popular Christian Party, then in formation.

In the 2001 parliamentary elections, he ran again for the Chamber of Deputies for District No. 17 (2002–2006 term), representing National Renewal, obtaining 3,035 votes (2.01% of valid votes) and was not elected.

He died on 20 July 2023 in Lampa, Santiago Metropolitan Region.