Santiago Pereira Becerra

Santiago Pereira Becerra (3 August 1926 – 31 May 2007) was a Chilean public official, trade union leader, and politician, member of the Christian Democratic Party.

He served as Deputy for the 7th Departmental District, Santiago, 1st District, during the legislative period 1965–1969.

Biography He was born in Santiago on August 3, 1926, the son of Santiago Pereira Lagos and Zoila Becerra Vásquez.

He married Eliana Lagos Suzarte, with whom he had three children. He completed his primary and secondary education in Santiago, attending the Seminario de Santiago and the Liceo Manuel Barros Borgoño.

In 1947, he began working as an administrative officer in the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic.

Political career Motivated by his interest in labor and union organizations, between 1958 and 1963 he served as president of the Association of Employees of the Comptroller General’s Office, where he promoted the creation of its Welfare Department.

Since 1952, he also held various positions within the Agrupación Nacional de Empleados Fiscales (ANEF), representing the organization at the World Congress of Public Servants held in Vienna in 1955. He later joined the Christian Democratic Party, where he became a member of the National Board of Directors and the National Disciplinary Tribunal.

Among other union activities, Pereira was a national leader of the Central Única de Trabajadores (CUT) on several occasions, and presided over debates at three National Congresses organized by this institution. He also served as a Counselor at the Institute for Trade Union Training.

In 1959, he was invited by the Cuban government to visit the country.

In 1965, Pereira was elected Deputy for the 7th Departmental District (Santiago, 1st District), serving during the XLV Legislative Period (1965–1969).

He focused his parliamentary activity on labor and social security issues, defending the rights of public employees and workers, in line with his trade union background.