Marcelo Pizarro
Marcelo Abelardo Pizarro Herrera was a Chilean agricultural engineer, businessman, and liberal politician.
He served as Deputy of the Republic for the 5th Departmental Grouping for five consecutive legislative periods between 1941 and 1961.
Early life and education
Pizarro Herrera was born in Santiago on 15 September 1898, the son of Abelardo Pizarro Aracena and Edelmira Herrera Pinto.He studied at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera and later at the School of Agronomy of the University of Chile, earning a degree as agricultural engineer.
In 1925 he married Adriana Videla Lira.
Professional career
Pizarro worked in commerce and was the owner of a fuel station in San Felipe.He was general manager of the «Sociedad de Productores de Cáñamo» and co-owner of the commercial firm Corrales y Pizarro in San Felipe. He also served as director of the Banco Hipotecario and as a broker at the Santiago Stock Exchange.
Political career
A member of the Liberal Party, Pizarro held several administrative and executive positions during the 1930s: he served as Governor of the Department of Los Andes, Governor of San Bernardo, Governor of San Felipe, and later as Intendant of the Province of Aconcagua.In the 1941 Chilean parliamentary election, he was elected Deputy for the 5th Departmental Grouping for the legislative period 1941–1945, serving on the Permanent Commission of Internal Government. He was re-elected for 1945–1949 and joined the Permanent Commission of Industry. He continued to be re-elected in 1949–1953, 1953–1957, and 1957–1961, participating in the commissions of National Defense, Foreign Affairs, Economy and Commerce, and Education.
In addition to his political career, he served as Superintendent of the Fire Department of San Felipe until 1945 and was a member of the Club de la Unión and the Club Hípico de Santiago.