Osvaldo Sotomayor

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Osvaldo Sotomayor
15th Mayor of Pichilemu
In office
25 February 1935 6 March 1935
President Arturo Alessandri Palma
Preceded by Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel
Succeeded by Alberto Morales Moraga
Personal details
Nationality Chilean
Residence Pichilemu, Chile
OccupationCivil servant

Osvaldo Sotomayor Ilabaca was the 15th Mayor of the commune of Pichilemu, office which he held between February and March 1935, for a span of only nine days, under President Arturo Alessandri Palma. Sotomayor's mayoral term is the shortest in the history of Pichilemu, excluding acting mayor Gustavo Parraguez Galarce.

Mayor of Pichilemu head of government of Pichilemu, Chile

The Mayor of Pichilemu is an elected politician who is the head of the executive branch of government of the commune of Pichilemu, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Chile. The mayor presides over the local city council, composed of six members, and serves as the civic representative of the commune. The mayor is popularly elected in a municipal election, by simple majority. The office is held for a four-year term without term limits.

Pichilemu City in OHiggins, Chile

Pichilemu, originally known as Pichilemo, is a beach resort city and commune in central Chile, and capital of Cardenal Caro Province in the O'Higgins Region. The commune comprises an urban centre and twenty-two villages, such as Ciruelos, Cáhuil, and Espinillo. It is located southwest of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Pichilemu had over 13,000 residents as of 2012.

Political career

Osvaldo Sotomayor was appointed as vocal of the municipality of Pichilemu through the first mayoral term of Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel, which lasted between October 1932 and February 1935. Sotomayor was appointed mayor of Pichilemu by decree of President Arturo Alessandri Palma on 25 February 1935. [1] Along with him, Guillermo Greene Ortega, his predecessor Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel, and Nepomuceno Urzúa were appointed as vocales. Sotomayor's term lasted for nine days, until 6 March 1935. [2]

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References

  1. Saldías, Antonio (22 December 2006). "Cuarenta y un alcaldes en 115 años de vida comunal han pasado por el municipio pichilemino". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013.
  2. Saldías, Washington (2 August 2007). "Alcaldes, regidores y concejales de la comuna de Pichilemu". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by
Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel
Mayor of Pichilemu
1935
Succeeded by
Alberto Morales Moraga