Julio Alberto Mercado Illanes
| Julio Alberto Mercado Illanes | |
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| Member of Parliament, Republic of Chile | |
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In office October 8, 1958 – May 15, 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Hugo Zepeda Barrios |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Valdés Phillips |
| Constituency | La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Combarbalá and Illapel |
| Member of Parliament, Republic of Chile | |
| Preceded by | Arturo Valdés Phillips |
| Constituency | La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Combarbalá and Illapel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1920 Chile Vicuña, Chile
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| Died | April 23, 1994 Chile Santiago, Chile
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| Resting place | Vicuña |
| Citizenship | Chilean |
| Nationality | Chile |
| Political party | Radical Party of Chile |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Estela Bolados Rojas |
| Occupation | Accountant |
Julio Alberto Mercado Illanes (1920–1994) was a Chilean accountant, businessman and politician. He was born in Vicuña, in the Elqui Valley area on January 14, 1920 and died in Santiago on April 23, 1994. His remains are interred in Vicuña. He was the son of Juvenal Mercado and Zunilda Illanes Olivares.
Mercado pursued his elementary and secondary education at the Men of La Serena Lyceum. Later, he joined the Coquimbo Trade Institute, where he graduated as a General Accountant in 1939, being awarded the best student by the Chamber of Commerce. After completing his qualifications he worked at Gibs Williamson Ltd. Later, from 1946 to 1959, he established offices and warehouses for the trading of fruit on behalf of the South American Fruit Company.
From childhood Mercado had an inclination towards radical politics. At the age of twelve he joined the youth arm of the Radical Party, later becoming President of the Youth Assembly of La Serena. Later he joined the adult Radical Party, remaining with the party until 1969. Within the party he occupied positions such as: Secretary and President of the Radical Assembly, Delegate to the Provincial Board of the Coquimbo Radical Party, Provincial President of the Youth and Adult Assembly of Coquimbo, Spokesperson for the Provincial Board of Coquimbo and Delegate to the Radical Party's National Convention in Valdivia, Concepción, La Serena and Santiago (1941-1969), where the radical presidential candidates were chosen. He was Departmental Governor of Limarí from 1942 to 1946 and Alderman for the City of Coquimbo from 1946 to 1955. He was also the provincial leader of Private Sector Employees in the province of Coquimbo.
Mercado reached the House of Representatives on October 8, 1958, after being elected in a supplementary vote to replace Hugo Zepeda Barrios, who had been elected Senator. In this supplementary election, Mercado got 16,712 votes against 13,635 for Roberto Flores Alvarez, of the Popular Socialist Party. Mercado joined the Foreign Relations, Mining and Industry, Interior Police and Regulations, Agriculture and Colonization and Special Housing Committees.
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