Aníbal Zúñiga | |
|---|---|
| Member of theChamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1953 – 15 May 1957 | |
| Constituency | 17th Departamental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1911-05-14)14 May 1911 |
| Died | 30 October 1993(1993-10-30) (aged 82) |
| Political party | Agrarian Labor Party |
| Spouse | Marina Espinosa Rojas |
| Children | Aníbal; Roberto; two others |
| Occupation | Lawyer; military auditor; corporate director |
Aníbal Zúñiga (14 May 1911 – 30 October 1993) was a Chilean lawyer, military auditor and politician who served as Deputy for the 17th Departamental Group from 1953 to 1957.[1]
Aníbal Zúñiga was born inConcepción on 14 May 1911, the son of Aníbal Zúñiga and Luz Fuentealba.[1] He married Marina Espinosa Rojas, with whom he had four children, including Aníbal and Roberto.[1]
He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones in Concepción and later attended the Law Faculties of the University of Concepción and the University of Chile. He was sworn in as a lawyer on 7 January 1939; his thesis was titled «La soberanía ante el Derecho Internacional Público».[1]
Zúñiga worked professionally as a lawyer and served as military auditor, secretary of the 2nd Military Prosecutor's Office of Santiago with the rank of captain, and prosecutor of Carabineros in Talca.[1] He also served as advisor to the Caja de Empleados Municipales de la República, the Caja de Reconstrucción y Auxilio, Línea Aérea Nacional and the Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI).[1]
He held directorships in several major companies, including RCA Víctor de Chile, Compañía Olivarera Nacional S.A., Corporación Financiera Nacional and the Hipódromo Chile. He represented Chile at the Ninth United Nations Assembly and acted as Minister Plenipotentiary at the presidential transfer of command in Bolivia in 1956.[1]
Zúñiga died in Santiago on 30 October 1993.[1]
A member of theAgrarian Labor Party, Zúñiga was elected Deputy for the 17th Departamental Group—Concepción, Tomé, Talcahuano, Coronel and Yumbel—for the 1953–1957 legislative period.[1] He served on the Permanent Committee on Internal Government.[1]