Germán Becker Baechler
Germán Becker | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 15 May 1973 – 21 September 1973 | |
| Constituency | Araucanía Region |
| Mayor of Temuco | |
| In office 10 November 1973 – 20 February 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Sergio Nordenflycht |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Riffo |
| In office 10 November 1963 – 20 February 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Riffo |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Carmine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1915 |
| Died | 18 November 1994 (aged 79) |
| Party | Radical Party (PR) Radical Democracy |
| Spouse | María Antonieta Alvear |
| Children | Seven (among them, Germán and Miguel) |
| Parent(s) | Oscar Becker Augusta Baechler |
| Education | Deutsche Schule |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
Germán Becker Baechler (25 February 1915 – 18 November 1994) was a Chilean politician who served as mayor of Temuco and as a Chamber of Deputies of his country.
He began his political career in the Radical Party and was elected mayor of Temuco in 1962, being reelected in 1967. His administration promoted important road, housing, and urban projects, notably the construction of Temuco's football stadium, completed with his municipal and community support. In 1973, he became a deputy, but the military coup ended his term prematurely.
During the dictatorship, he was appointed mayor of Temuco and later honored as Illustrious Son of the city. In 1993, Lautaro, his birthplace, named him Distinguished Son, and the Temuco Communal Council officially gave his name to the stadium he had promoted: the Germán Becker Stadium.
He served as president of the football club Deportes Temuco, and also was a member of the Social Club, the Spanish Center, and the Temuco Aeroclub, to which he belonged as a civil pilot.