# Ruperto Pinochet

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**Jorge Ruperto Pinochet Alvis** (11 December 1896 – 11 September 1963) was a Chilean agriculturist and politician of the [Radical Party](/source/Radical_Party_of_Chile). He served as a deputy during the XXXVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile, representing the 13th Departamental Grouping between 1933 and 1937.[1]

## Biography

Pinochet was born in [Cauquenes](/source/Cauquenes) on 11 December 1896, the son of Luis Aurelio Pinochet Badilla and Auristela Alvis Pinochet. He married Marina Pinochet Campos, with whom he had five children. He was a nephew of deputy Ruperto Pinochet Solar.[1]

He completed his secondary education at the [Instituto Nacional](/source/Instituto_Nacional_General_Jos%C3%A9_Miguel_Carrera) and the Liceo Barros Borgoño in [Santiago](/source/Santiago_de_Chile), and later pursued higher studies in agronomy at the [Pontifical Catholic University of Chile](/source/Pontifical_Catholic_University_of_Chile).[1]

He devoted himself primarily to agricultural activities, exploiting the estates *San Luis* and *La Vega* in Cauquenes. He also served as a local agent for Duncan Fox y Compañía and for Shell Mex Chile Ltda. in the same city.[1]

## Political career

A member of the [Radical Party](/source/Radical_Party_of_Chile), Pinochet Alvis served as councilman and mayor of the Municipality of Cauquenes. He was later appointed Intendant of the Maule Province, holding the office from 4 April 1942 until his resignation on 1 September 1944.[1]

He was elected deputy for the 13th Departamental Grouping (Constitución and Cauquenes) for the 1933–1937 legislative period. He served on the Standing Committee on Finance. Although he was presumptively incorporated on 19 December 1932, his seat was later definitively occupied by Enrique Lira Urquieta on 7 April 1933.[1]

Pinochet was a member and at times president of the Club Social de Cauquenes, as well as a member of the Rotary Club of the same city.[1]

He died in [Cauquenes](/source/Cauquenes) on 11 September 1963. On the day of his death, commercial activity was suspended in Cauquenes, Chanco, Pelluhue, and Curanipe as a sign of mourning.[1]

## References

1. ["Ruperto Pinochet – Parliamentary Biography"](https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Jorge_Ruperto_Pinochet_Alvis) (in Spanish). *[Library of the National Congress of Chile](/source/Library_of_the_National_Congress_of_Chile)*. Retrieved 7 February 2026.

## External links

- [BCN Profile](https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Jorge_Ruperto_Pinochet_Alvis)

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