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'''Pedro Segundo González Fernández''' (9 February 1904 – 20 April 1985) was a Chilean conservative politician and farmer.

He served as Mayor of La Estrella, Chile|La Estrella and San Fernando, Chile|San Fernando, as Deputy of the Republic for San Fernando and Santa Cruz (1953–1961), and as Intendant of the Province of Colchagua in 1964.

==Biography==
González Fernández was born in La Estrella, Chile|La Estrella, Colchagua Province, on 9 February 1904, the son of Pedro José González and Betsabé Fernández Sutherland.
He studied at the Liceo Neandro Schilling in San Fernando, Chile|San Fernando. He worked as a farmer, managing the estates «Santa Josefina» in La Estrella and «San Pedro de Quinahue» in Cunaco.

He married Josefina González Arratia on 4 April 1932, and they had five children: Josefina, Pedro, Gabriela, Loreto, and Gastón — the latter serving as Mayor of La Estrella from 1973 to 2002.

==Political career==
A member of the Conservative Party (Chile)|Conservative Party, González Fernández served as communal, departmental, and provincial president of the party.

He was appointed Mayor of La Estrella in 1934 by President Arturo Alessandri Palma and later elected for successive terms between 1935 and 1941. After serving as councillor (1944–1947), he was again elected mayor (1947–1948) and then returned as councillor until 1950.
He later served as Mayor of San Fernando (Chile)|San Fernando from 1950 to 1953, and as Intendant of the Colchagua Province between 10 April and 10 November 1964, under President Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez.

González Fernández was elected Deputy of the Republic for the 10th Departmental Grouping (San Fernando and Santa Cruz) in two consecutive legislative periods, 1953–1957 and 1957–1961.

He served on the Permanent Commissions of Public Works and Education, and was Councillor of the National Fund for Public Employees and Journalists during his tenure.

==Civic and social work==
He was an active member of the Social Clubs of San Fernando and Santa Cruz and a member of the Lions Clubs International|Lions Club.

He helped found the «Universidad Cardenal Caro» and the «Hogar de Ancianos» (Elderly Home) in San Fernando, and participated in local sports clubs and associations.

==Death==
He died in Santiago on 20 April 1985.

==Bibliography==
* Grez Cañete, Diego (2016). ''Provincia Cardenal Caro''. Pichilemu: El Marino. ISBN 978-956-9757-03-7.
* Valencia Aravía, Luis (1986). ''Anales de la República: Registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo''. 2nd ed. Santiago: Editorial Andrés Bello.
* De Ramón, Armando (2003). ''Biografías de chilenos: Miembros de los poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial''. Vol. III. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.

* [https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/res ... _Fernández BCN Profile]

1904 births
1985 deaths
Conservative Party (Chile) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Deputies of the XLII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Deputies of the XLIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Intendants of Colchagua Province
Chilean farmers
People from Colchagua Province
20th-century Chilean politicians

More details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Gon ... %C3%A1ndez

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