Beltrán Urenda

Beltrán Urenda
Member of the Senate of Chile
In office
11 March 1990 – 11 March 2002
Preceded byCircunscription
Succeeded byJorge Arancibia
Constituency6th Circumscription
Personal details
Born(1920-02-29)29 February 1920
Died22 June 2013(2013-06-22) (aged 93)
PartyConservative Party
(1944–1948)
Traditionalist Conservative Party
(1948–1953)
United Conservative Party
(1953–1966)
National Party
(1966–1973)
Unión Demócrata Independiente
(1991–2013)
SpouseMaría Elena Salamanca
ChildrenEight
Parent(s)Carlos Urenda Trigo
Florencia Zegers Borgoño
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Beltrán Urenda Zegers (born 29 February 1920 – 22 June 2013) was a Chilean politician, lawyer and entrepreneur who served as Senator of the Republic of Chile from the return to the democracy on 11 March 1990 to 11 March 2002.

Urenda was a member and councillor of the Valparaíso Bar Association. He served as president of the Lukas Foundation and the Edmundo Eluchans Malherbe Foundation. Urenda also was a lifetime member of the Lions Club of Valparaíso and Viña del Mar and honorary president of the Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica (CCNI).

On 12 November 2009, he received an academic distinction from Andrés Bello University, being awarded the Medal of Honour by the Rector, Rolando Kelly, in recognition of his contribution to the development of the country.