Francisco Bayo Veloso

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Francisco Bayo Veloso
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 2002 –11 March 2006
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysician

Francisco Bayo Veloso (born 13 March 1933) is a Chilean physician [1] politician who served as a parliamentarian. [2]

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Biography

He was born in Angol on 13 March 1933. [3] He was the son of Francisco Bayo and Florinda Veloso. [3] He married Ana María Torán Garrido and, in a second marriage, Lela Aguilera Salgado. He had five children. [3]

Professional career

He completed his secondary education at the Liceo de Angol. [3] He later entered the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Concepción, where he qualified as a physician and surgeon with honors. [3] In 1959 he received a scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies in Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University of Chile. He also undertook further postgraduate training in Gynecology and Obstetrics in Barcelona, Spain, and at Johns Hopkins University in the United States. [3]

Between 1959 and 1965 he served as a resident physician at the Angol Base Hospital, where he later became head of his specialty and subsequently director, while also engaging in private medical practice. [3]

Political career

He began his political career in 1963 when he was elected councilor (regidor) for Angol, serving until 1967. [3] Between 1970 and 1973 he was mayor of Angol and national vice-president of the Confederation of Municipalities of Chile. [3]

He continued combining professional and public service roles: between 1976 and 1979 he served as Regional Director of Health in Malleco and Cautín and as Regional Ministerial Secretary of the 9th Region. From 1979 to 1981 he was head of the Inspection Department of the Ministry of Health, and until 1987 he was part of the advisory committee and planning office of the University of Chile. In 1988 he was appointed Director of Health of the Municipality of Santiago. [3]

As a member of the National Union Movement, he was one of the founders of National Renewal, serving on its Health Commission. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr Francisco Bayo fue internado en Temuco tras sufrir accidente carretero". El Espejo de Malloco. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ex diputado Bayo se encuentra hospitalizado tras chocar contra un animal". El Espejo de Malloco. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Francisco Leandro Bayo Veloso". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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