Hugo León Puelma

Hugo Roberto León Puelma was a Chilean civil engineer, business executive and guild leader. He served as Minister of Public Works from 1975 to 1979.

Biography

León Puelma was born in Santiago to Adolfo León Entralá and Elisa Puelma Cruchaga.
He completed his primary and secondary education at the Internado Nacional Barros Arana and later pursued civil engineering at the University of Chile, graduating in 1949 with a specialization in hydraulics.
He married three times: first to Tatiana Babarovic Denegri, then to María Angélica Figueroa Marimón, and finally to Luz Angélica Balmaceda Errázuriz.
León Puelma died in Santiago in 1996.

León Puelma began his professional work at the Production Development Corporation and later became general manager of the state-owned sugar company, Iansa.
He served on the board of the Chilean Chamber of Construction between 1964 and 1965 and was elected president of the organization from 1972 to 1974. He also held positions in urban development and mining corporations, including the Urban Improvement Corporation, the Copper Corporation, and Sociedad Minera Mixta Andina.
From 1975 to 1979 he served as Minister of Public Works. During this period the first section of the Santiago Metro entered into operation on 15 September 1975.
After leaving the ministry, he served for two years as general manager of the Compañía de Petróleos de Chile.