Alberto Espina
Alberto Espina | |
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Official portrait (2018) | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 28 July 2020 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Mario Desbordes |
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2002 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Prat Alemparte |
| Succeeded by | Dissolution of the Circumscription |
| Constituency | 14th Circunscription |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the district |
| Succeeded by | Marcela Cubillos |
| Constituency | 21st District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1956 |
| Party | Movimiento de Unión Nacional (1983–1987) Renovación Nacional (1988–) |
| Spouse | María Elena Donoso (1980–) |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) | Alberto Espina Barros María Eliana Otero Donoso |
| Relatives | Miguel Otero Lathrop (uncle) |
| Alma mater | Universidad de Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Alberto Miguel Espina Otero (born 4 December 1956) is a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as a parliamentarian and as a Minister of Defense in the second government of the President Sebastián Piñera (2018–2022).
A member of the National Renewal (RN) party. He served as a Senator for the 14th Senatorial District (North), representing the Araucanía Region, for two consecutive terms between 2002 and 2018.
Espina was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies for District No. 21 in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, serving three consecutive terms between 1990 and 2002. He also served as president of RN between 25 June 1997 and 22 June 1999.