Raúl Gormaz
Raúl Eduardo Gormaz Molina was a Chilean lawyer and politician, affiliated with the Christian Democratic Party and later the National Party. He was deputy, mayor and senator during his political career.
Early life
Born on 19 September 1914, the son of Raúl Gormaz and Marina Molina. He studied at Colegio San Ignacio de Santiago and later at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, graduating as a lawyer in 1938.He married three times: first to Isabel Fuentes Reveco, then with Wilda Yolanda Gajardo Parra, and later with María Olga Muñoz Urzúa.
Political career
He served as Mayor of Curicó from 1953 to 1956. In 1956 he joined the National Party.He was elected Deputy for Curicó and Mataquito for the terms 1961-1965. During his time in the Chamber of Deputies, he integrated the commissions on Interior Government; Education Public; and Labor & Social Legislation.
In 1965 he was elected Senator for Curicó, Talca, Linares and Maule, serving until 1973. He served in permanent commissions of Interior Police and Economy & Trade. He also formed part of the board of the Banco del Estado, and was a delegate from Chile to various United Nations bodies including the Committee on Decolonization.