Enrique van Rysselberghe Martínez[a] (22 August 1911 – 30 May 1984) was a Chilean architect and politician, who was mayor of Concepción twice in the 1970s.

[3] His works were tested by the 1939 Chillán earthquake, of 8.3 degrees, which hit Concepción with force, leaving almost 90% of the houses in the city destroyed.

[3] At the same time, he made his fortune with businesses related to construction: he created a machine that allowed aggregates to be removed from the banks of the Biobío even during the rainy season, which made him the only one able to supply the different construction companies with sand all year round, quickly monopolizing the entire market in the area; he also developed a machine to clean the charcoal thrown away by the Lota miners, material that he got for free or at a very low cost.

As he obtained the first majority, he became mayor, a position he held until 1974, the year in which he unsuccessfully competed in the parliamentary elections for a deputy seat.

[3][4] After the coup led by General Augusto Pinochet that overthrew the government of Salvador Allende in 1973, the military dictatorship appointed him mayor of Concepción, a position he held until 1979.