Gonzalo Echenique Gandarillas
Gonzalo Echenique Gandarillas (1886 – 9 July 1927) was a Chilean farmer and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Caupolicán from 1906 to 1915. A member of the Conservative Party, he later served as a municipal councillor and mayor of Santiago.
Early life
Echenique was born in Santiago in 1886, the son of José Francisco Echenique Tagle and Irene Gandarillas Valdés. He studied humanities at Colegio de San Ignacio and subsequently devoted himself to the management of his agricultural properties.
He married Carmela Hurtado Larraín, with whom he had two children.
Political career
A member of the Conservative Party, Echenique was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Caupolicán for the 1906–1909 legislative term. He was reelected for the same constituency for the 1909–1912 term and again for the 1912–1915 term, serving continuously from 1906 to 1915.
During his parliamentary career, he focused on matters concerning the development of his constituency and served on the Public Works Committee.
In May 1924, Echenique was elected a municipal councillor for Santiago and subsequently became mayor of the city. In that position, he worked on municipal services and the reorganization of local government offices.
After withdrawing from active politics, he participated in preparations for the planned Tacna–Arica plebiscite, moving to the province of Tacna to support Chilean activities there. He was also a member of the Conservative Club and the Patronato Santa Filomena, and served as a director of the Sociedad de Escuelas Católicas Santo Tomás.
Echenique died on 9 July 1927.