Ramón Jiménez Coe

Ramón Jiménez Coe (5 February 1915 – 1980) was a Chilean educator, businessman and parliamentarian affiliated with the Democratic Party.

He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies during the XLVI Legislative Period (1949–1953), representing the 17th Departmental Group of Concepción, Tomé, Talcahuano, Coronel and Yumbel.

Biography Jiménez Coe was born in Santiago on 5 February 1915, the son of Ramón Segundo Jiménez and Elena Coe.

He married Inés León Rodríguez, with whom he had two children.

Educational and professional career He studied at the Instituto Nacional and the Liceo de Hombres de Concepción, later pursuing studies in law and pedagogy at the University of Concepción.

In the educational field, he served for eight years as rector and professor of the Liceo Nocturno de Concepción. He was the founder and first rector of the Liceo Nocturno de Talcahuano, and founder and rector of the daytime Liceo Juan Martínez de Rozas.

He presided over two National Conventions of Night Schools of Chile, held in Concepción in 1939 and in Santiago in 1940.

Alongside his educational work, he developed commercial activities in Concepción, including the manufacture of bus bodies from 1944 onward. He owned a bus line operating between Concepción and San Vicente, auto-parts businesses in Concepción and Santiago, and served as an official agent of Copec.

Political career A member of the Democratic Party since 1937, Jiménez Coe was president of the party's National Convention held in Concepción in 1941, national president of the party's Youth organization between 1942 and 1943, and director-general of the party from 1945 to 1949.

He was elected Deputy for the 17th Departmental Group —Concepción, Tomé, Talcahuano, Coronel and Yumbel— for the 1949–1953 parliamentary term. During his tenure, he served as a replacement member of the Standing Committee on Constitution, Legislation and Justice, and as a full member of the Standing Committee on National Defense.

Between 1949 and 1953, he also served as a councillor of the Corporación de Reconstrucción.

Death Ramón Jiménez Coe died in Santiago in 1980.