| Birth date | 12 March 1943 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Riachuelo, Chile |
| Death date | 22 March 2026 (aged 83) |
| Office | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Constituency | 55th District |
| Term start | 11 March 1990 |
| Term end | 11 March 2018 |
| Predecessor | District created |
| Successor | District dissolved |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
| Alma mater | University of Concepción (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Spouse | María Mercedes Schmidt |
Sergio Ojeda Uribe (12 March 1943 – 22 March 2026) was a Chilean politician who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.[1]
Ojeda served as president of the Bar Association of Osorno and vice president of the Valdivia Bar Association.[2]
Background
Sergio Ojeda Uribe was born on 12 March 1943 in Riachuelo,[2] the son of Manuel Fabriciano Ojeda Caro and María Paulina Uribe Inostroza.[2] He was married to María Mercedes Schmidt and was the father of four children.[2]
He completed his primary education at former School No. 5 in Osorno and his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres of the same city.[2] He later studied law at the University of Concepción, where he obtained his law degree.[2]
Professionally, he practiced as a lawyer, providing legal advice to politically dismissed professionals and defending agricultural workers in Osorno.[2] He also acted as legal adviser to several trade unions in collective bargaining processes.[2]
Ojeda worked for Diario Austral and served as a commentator on regional radio stations.[2] He founded the Association of Mortgage Debtors of Osorno and served as president of the Association of Academics of the Professional Institute of Osorno, now the University of Los Lagos.[2]
He died on 22 March 2026, at the age of 83.[3]
Political career
Ojeda Uribe began his political activities as a member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) in Osorno.[2] He later served as the first president in Osorno of the Democratic Alliance, a political coalition active between 1983 and 1987.[2] In parallel, he chaired the local Human Rights Commission and co-founded the Center for Local Progress.[2]
In 1988, in the run-up to the 1988 presidential referendum, he was elected president of the Concertación de Partidos por el No in his region.[2] He later served as communal and provincial president of the PDC.[2]
Between 1990 and 2018, he served seven consecutive terms in the Chamber of Deputies, representing the former 55th district for the PDC.[3]
References
- ^ "Diputado Sergio Ojeda: ¡Ahora a trabajar!". País Lobo. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Sergio Ojeda Uribe" (in Spanish). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile
- ^ "Fallece exdiputado Sergio Ojeda Uribe, histórico representante de Los Lagos". El Periodista. 22 March 2026.