Biography
Early life and education
Zepeda was born in Santiago,the son of Hugo Zepeda Barrios and Ana Coll Juliá. He showed an early interest both in politics,following the path of his father and grandfather Gonzalo Zepeda Perry,and in religious and theological studies. [1]
He studied at Escuela No. 1 of Coquimbo,the Liceo de Hombres of La Serena,and the Internado Nacional Barros Arana. He later attended the University of Chile,graduating in law in 1959. Zepeda also worked as a teacher of history and geography in Coquimbo,and of social legislation in La Serena.
Political career
Zepeda began his political activity in the Liberal Party,where he held positions in the youth wing:National Councillor for Coquimbo Province (1955),vice president (1958–1959),and president of the University Liberal Group (1956–1967). He also directed the Federation of Students of Chile (FECH). [2]
In the 1961 Chilean parliamentary election,he was elected deputy for the 4th Departmental Group (La Serena,Coquimbo,Elqui,Ovalle,Combarbaláand Illapel). He served on the Permanent Commission on Public Education and as substitute on the Finance Commission,as well as on special investigative commissions on the wine industry and constitutional accusations. [2]
Re-elected in 1965,he joined the Permanent Commission on Mining and served on special commissions investigating the "Camelot Project" (1965),the El Salvador mine events (1965–1966),and private petitions (1967). He was also a substitute member of the Independent Parliamentary Committee (CPI). [2]
Among his legislative initiatives were Law No. 15,073 (1962),which promoted social housing,and Law No. 16,332 (1965),concerning customs franchises for porcelain imports. [2]
In the 2001 Chilean parliamentary election,he ran unsuccessfully for deputy representing the Alianza por Chile coalition in District No. 8 (Coquimbo,Ovalle,Río Hurtado). He received 10,385 votes (10.82%). [2]
Zepeda became widely known as “El Profe Zepeda”for his regular appearances on Chilean television. He was a guest on Buenos días a todos (TVN), Sin Dios ni late (Zona Latina),and La Hermandad (Chilevisión,2017).
In 2015,together with journalist Juan Guillermo Prado,he published Cosas de la política:anecdotario político chileno,a collection of anecdotes from Chilean political history.
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