Luis Luco Cruchaga

Luis Luco Cruchaga (20 October 1895–?) was a Chilean agricultural landowner and democratic politician.

Biography

Luco Cruchaga was born in Santiago, Chile, on 20 October 1895. He was the son of Carlos Luco Sanfuentes and Ana Cruchaga Larraín.

He studied at the Military School of Santiago. After settling in Concepción, he devoted himself to the exploitation of agricultural estates.

He married Magdalena Inzunza Palma, with whom he had children, including Ana Luisa Luco, Luis Eugenio Luco and Norma Gladys Luco.

Political career

Luco Cruchaga was a member of the Democratic Party. At the municipal level, he served as a councillor of the Municipality of Concepción on five occasions and as mayor for two terms.

He was appointed by the Chilean government as Head of the Chilean Electoral Delegation for the Plebiscite of Tacna and Arica.

He was elected Deputy for the 17th Departmental Group —Concepción, Tomé, Talcahuano, Yumbel and Coronel— for the 1945–1949 term. During his parliamentary service, he was a full member of the Standing Committee on Government Interior and a replacement member of the Standing Committee on Economy and Commerce.