Sergio Morales

Sergio Elifredo Morales Morales (born 22 October 1945) was a Chilean politician who served as a deputy.

Biography He was born on 22 October 1945 in San Fernando. He married Erna Valenzuela Lynch and has five children.

By profession a printer, he served as manager and legal representative of Sociedad Impresora Sergio Morales y Hermanos, a company comprising a printing house and two bookstores.

Between 1965 and 1970, he worked as reporter and Head of Press at the newspaper La Región, founded by his father in 1952.

Political career In 1968, he founded the Asociación de Pequeños Empresarios de Colchagua (APIACOL), serving as its Secretary. In 1985, he founded and presided over the Association of Medium and Small Industrialists of San Fernando. He was also leader of the Chamber of Commerce for fifteen years.

In the sports field, he served as director of Deportes Colchagua for four years and practiced hunting and fishing, participating in numerous tournaments.

In the cultural sphere, he founded the Corporación Cultural y Artística Nelson Vergara Silva, serving as its President. He was also member of the Advisory Committee of the Liceo Comercial de San Fernando, the Provincial Directorate of Education and the Centro para el Progreso.

He began his political activities in 1984 upon joining the Radical Party of Chile. He later served as communal president and subsequently as President of the Provincial Council of San Fernando.

During the 1988 plebiscite, he was appointed logistics coordinator of the Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia. In 1989, he directed the Independent Committee of the campaign of Senator Anselmo Sule.

In the 1993 parliamentary elections, he ran for the Chamber of Deputies representing the Radical Party for District No. 34, San Fernando, O'Higgins Region, for the 1994–1998 term, obtaining the highest district majority with 24,565 votes (26.75% of valid votes). In the 1997 and 2001 elections, he sought re-election for District No. 34 but was not elected.