Raúl Juliet Gómez

Raúl Juliet Gómez (29 December 1910 – 1 March 1985) was a Chilean lawyer and politician of the Radical Party of Chile. He served as deputy across multiple terms (1945-1965), President of the Chamber of Deputies (1958-1961), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1946-1947) and Senator (1965-1973).

Early life He was born in Santiago on 29 December 1910, son of Bernardino Juliet Ossa and Juvenalia Gómez. He studied at the Instituto Nacional, then law at the University of Chile, graduating in 1932 with the thesis “La Adopción”.

Political career He was first elected deputy in 1945 for Curicó and Mataquito, and subsequently re-elected for terms 1949-1953, 1957-1961, and 1961-1965. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies from 28 October 1958 to 15 May 1961. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Gabriel González Videla between 3 November 1946 and 2 August 1947. Later, he was elected Senator representing the Sixth Provincial Constituency (Curicó, Talca, Maule and Linares) for the 1965-1973 term.

Later years and death After his senatorial term, he retired from active political office. Raúl Juliet died in Santiago on 1 March 1985.