Fernando Buzeta

Fernando Raimundo Buzeta González (7 January 1921 – 26 March 1987) was a Chilean politician.

He served as Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group (Santiago, Second District) during the XLV Legislative Period (1965–1969) and the XLVI Legislative Period (1969–1973).

Early life

Buzeta was born in Santiago on 7 January 1921, the son of Belisario Buzeta Erazo and María González Gómez. He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio beginning in 1931, spent one year at the Arturo Prat Naval Academy in 1936, and later attended the Instituto Andrés Bello.

He married María Eyquem Burucua in Santiago on 24 September 1944; they had ten children.

Political career

Buzeta first joined the Conservative Party, later moving to the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). In the 1965 elections he was elected Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group (Santiago, Second District) for the 1965–1969 term, sitting on the Standing Committee on Economy and Commerce.

Reelected in the 1969 elections (1969–1973), he again sat on the Standing Committee on Economy, Development and Reconstruction. On 30 July 1971, he resigned from the PDC and became one of the founders of the Christian Left.

He died in Santiago on 26 March 1987.

References

External links

• BCN Profile