Fernando Rojas Wolff

Fernando Rojas Wolff was a Chilean lawyer and liberal politician. He served as Mayor of La Cisterna and later as Deputy of the Republic for the 7th Departmental Grouping – Third District of Santiago – until his sudden death in 1957.

Biography

Rojas Wolff was born in Santiago on 17 February 1924, the son of Armando Rojas Zúñiga and Edelmira Wolff Weidele. He married Liliana Páez Mardones, and they had two daughters.
He completed his secondary education at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera and pursued legal studies at the University of Chile. After obtaining his law degree, he worked in commercial activities and was an active member of the Lions Club of La Cisterna.

Political career

A member of the Liberal Party, he was first elected councilman of the Municipality of La Cisterna in the 1950 municipal elections, obtaining the highest vote in the commune. He was reelected in 1953 and 1956, serving as Mayor between 1956 and 1957. During his mayoralty, he promoted the creation of the *Conference of Municipalities* to strengthen local coordination.
He was elected Deputy in the 1957 parliamentary elections for the 7th Departmental Grouping. In the Chamber, he served on the Permanent Commission of Government Interior and participated in initiatives supporting the presidential candidacy of Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez for the 1958 election.

Death

Rojas Wolff died suddenly of a cardiac arrest at his residence in La Cisterna on 18 September 1957. His funeral was held at the Don Bosco Parish, with burial in the Cementerio General de Santiago.
Following his death, a complementary election was held on 23 March 1958, in which Enrique Edwards Orrego was elected and assumed office on 25 April 1958.