Ubaldo Cornejo

Ubaldo Cornejo Arellano (25 March 1920 – 4 February 1976) was a Chilean teacher, philosopher, and politician of the Radical Party.

He served as Deputy of the Republic for the 13th Departmental Grouping (Cauquenes, Constitución, and Chanco) during the 1957–1961 legislative period.

Biography Cornejo was born in Constitución on 25 March 1920, the son of Juan Cornejo Gutiérrez and Elvira Rosa Arellano Castro. He married María Estela Riquelme Letelier in Constitución on 24 December 1941, and they had two daughters, Walkyria and Sonia.

He studied at the Colegio de los Hermanos Maristas in Constitución and Curicó. He graduated as a primary school teacher from the Escuela Normal Abelardo Núñez and later earned a degree in Philosophy and Education Sciences from the Instituto Pedagógico de la Universidad de Chile.

He worked as a professor at the Escuela Normal No. 1 Abelardo Núñez, where he taught Philosophy and Sociology. Later, he specialized in professional guidance and served as professor of philosophy and psychology at the University of Chile's Talca campus.

Political career A member of the Radical Party since 1938, Cornejo held various positions within the party's youth wing and the Radical Assembly of Constitución. He was elected Deputy of the Republic for the 13th Departmental Grouping (Cauquenes, Constitución, and Chanco) for the 1957–1961 legislative term, serving on the Permanent Commission of Internal Police and Regulations.

He was later appointed Cultural Attaché of Chile's Embassy in Costa Rica, a position he held until his death.

Cornejo died in Limón Province, Costa Rica, on 4 February 1976.