Ricardo del Río Pinochet

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Ricardo del Río Pinochet (4 October 1909 – 12 July 1996) was a Chilean farmer and politician who served two consecutive terms as Deputy for the 13th Departamental Group between 1949 and 1957.

Biography Ricardo del Río Pinochet was born in Santiago on 4 October 1909, the son of Ricardo del Río and Cristina Pinochet Pinochet. He was the father of two children surnamed Del Río Vega.

He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones and at the Liceo de Aplicación in Santiago. Dedicated to agricultural activity, he owned the estates “Las Delicias”, "El Boldo" and “Monte Redondo” in the province of Maule, engaged in general agriculture and livestock production. He also served as agent of the Caja Hipotecaria of Cauquenes from its inception.

Del Río was a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Cauquenes, the Liga de Estudiantes Pobres, and various sports institutions.

He died in Santiago on 12 July 1996.

Political career Del Río was a member of the Radical Party, serving twice as president of the Cauquenes Assembly and as delegate to the Provincial Board and multiple party conventions. He later joined the Agrarian Labor Party (PAL), which supported his re-election in 1953.

He served as regidor of the Municipality of Cauquenes before entering national politics.

Elected Deputy for the 13th Departamental Group (Cauquenes, Constitución and Chanco), he served the 1949–1953 legislative term, sitting on the Committee on Public Education. Re-elected for the 1953–1957 term—with PAL support—he then served on the Committee on Economy and Commerce. He was desaforado (parliamentary immunity lifted) in 1957 in relation to a case involving mistreatment of Carabineros de Chile.