Sergio Sepúlveda Garcés

Sergio Sepúlveda Garcés (Talca, 11 January 1914 – Santiago, 13 May 1991) was a Chilean lawyer and politician of the Partido Liberal.

He served as Deputy for the 23rd Departmental District –Osorno and Río Negro; 1953–1961–, and as Senator for the 9th Provincial District –Valdivia, Osorno, Llanquihue, Chiloé, Aysén and Magallanes– for the 1961–1969 period.

Biography Family and youth He was born in Talca on 11 January 1914, the son of Miguel Joaquín Sepúlveda Mandiola and Rebeca Garcés Silva. He married Estela Gumucio Asenjo on 3 July 1946 in Osorno, and they had one son, Sergio.

Studies and professional career He began primary studies at the private school of Corina Torres and later attended the Liceo de Talca. After completing his schooling, he entered the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduating as a lawyer in 1936 with his thesis Organización y constitución de las sociedades anónimas en Chile ("Organization and constitution of corporations in Chile").

After graduating, he practiced law in the Superintendency of Insurance Companies, Corporations, and the Santiago Stock Exchange. He later practiced in Osorno. He also served as President of Radioemisoras Unidas S.A., regional president of the Sociedad Periodística del Sur, and vice-president of the Banco Industrial y Comercial de Chile.

Political and public career He began his political activities by joining the Liberal Party in 1931, serving as vice-president between 1952 and 1959, and as president in 1963.

In 1969 he was appointed Chilean ambassador to Spain.