Milenko Vilicic

Milenko Vilicic

Milenko Antun Vilicic Karnicic (9 March 1932 – 4 July 1993) was a Chilean politician who served as a deputy.

Biography

He was born in Punta Arenas on 9 March 1932, the son of Margarita Karnincic. He married María Rasmussen and was the father of Milenko, Yanko, Diana and Jorge.

He completed his secondary education at the Instituto Don Bosco and at the Instituto Comercial of Punta Arenas.

Political career

From a young age, he worked in the transport sector, holding important leadership positions within the guild. In 1970, he served as President of the Truck Owners' Union of Punta Arenas. In 1979, he participated in drafting the statutes of the Asociación Gremial de Dueños de Camiones de Punta Arenas (“Asoducam Punta Arenas”), formally constituted on 13 August 1980, and remained its president. In 1983, he presided over the Transport Tribunal.

Between 1984 and 1985, he served as National Director of International Transport and as President of the Truckers’ Association of his hometown.

He also participated in the Assembly of Civility, playing a prominent role within the region.

In 1989, he ran as an independent candidate for the Chamber of Deputies to represent the interests of the transport guild. He was elected in December of that year for District No. 60, Magallanes Region, for the 1990–1994 term, obtaining the highest majority with 27,546 votes (34.85% of valid votes).

He died in Santiago on 4 July 1993 while in office; his remains were transferred to his hometown, Punta Arenas.