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'''Fernando Durán Villarreal''' (19 May 1908 – 11 September 1982) was a Chilean lawyer, journalist, academic and conservative politician.
== Biography ==
Durán Villarreal was born in Quilpué, Chile, on 19 May 1908. He was the son of Cornelio Durán and Carmen Villarreal.

He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones of Valparaíso and later completed law courses at the same institution. He qualified as a lawyer on 11 September 1930, submitting a thesis entitled ''De la propiedad de las obras literarias''.

He practiced law in Valparaíso and served as legal counsel to several companies, including the Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego, Sociedad Astilleros de las Habas, Compañía Distribuidora de Carnes, Gibbs y Compañía, the Association of Livestock Farmers of Magallanes, Fontaine y Salvo y Cía., and the Compañía Chilena de Espectáculos. He was also Director of the Compañía Chilena de Electricidad and served as Secretary General and later advisor to the Central Chamber of Commerce of Chile.

He began his journalistic career in 1928. He was chief editor of ''La Unión'' of Valparaíso and contributor to ''El Mercurio'' of the same city, signing as Androvar or F.D.V. He later became deputy editor of ''El Mercurio'' of Santiago and, from 1967, Director of ''El Mercurio'' of Valparaíso. As a literary critic, he published essays in ''La Unión'', ''El Mercurio'', and the magazines ''Finis Terrae'', ''Atenea'' and ''Zig Zag''.

He served as Ambassador of Chile to France between 1974 and 1975. In academia, he taught Philosophy of Law and Private Law Seminar at the two law schools in Valparaíso.

He married Berta Díaz, with whom he had five children: María Consuelo, Fernando, Mónica, María Verónica and Ximena.

== Political career ==
Durán Villarreal was a member of the Conservative Party of Chile|Conservative Party. He was first elected Deputy for the 6th Departmental Group —Quillota and Valparaíso— for the 1937–1941 term. During this period, he served on the Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs; Constitution, Legislation and Justice; and Labour and Social Legislation.

He returned to the Chamber of Deputies for the 1947–1949 term, replacing Deputy Juan Escala Garnham and assuming office on 11 February 1947. In this second period, he served on the Standing Committees on Government Interior; Agriculture and Colonization; and Economy and Commerce.

* [https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/res ... Villarreal BCN Parliamentary Biography]

1908 births
1982 deaths
Deputies of the XXXVIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Deputies of the XL Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Conservative Party (Chile) politicians
Chilean lawyers
Chilean journalists
People from Viña del Mar

More details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Dur%C3%A1n

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