Samuel Venegas
Samuel Venegas | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1994 – 11 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Sergio Velasco de la Cerda |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Torres Jeldes |
| Constituency | 20th District |
| Mayor of San Antonio | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1938 |
| Party | |
| Spouse | Liliana Rubio |
| Children | Four |
| Occupation | Politician |
Samuel Venegas Rubio (born 1 April 1938) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy from 1994 to 2010.
He began his political involvement in 1952, when he was elected class president and delegate to the student government for one year. In 1955, he founded and became the first president of the National Falange in the commune of Navidad, his hometown, serving until 1957. That same year, he participated in the founding of the Christian Democratic Party (DC) in his commune and served as its first president until 1960.