Nelson Ávila (politician)

Nelson Ávila
Ávila in 2009
Member of the Senate
In office
11 March 2002 – 11 March 2010
Preceded byJuan Hamilton Depassier
Succeeded byRicardo Lagos Weber
Constituency5th Circumscription
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 1994 – 11 March 2002
Preceded bySergio Jara
Succeeded byMarcelo Forni
Constituency11th District
Personal details
Born (1942-09-29) 29 September 1942
PartySocial Democrat Party
(1967–1972)
Radical Party
(1972–1994)
(2018–present)
Party for Democracy
(1994–2002)
Radical Social Democratic Party
(2005–2018)
SpouseMargarita Silva
ChildrenTwo
Parent(s)Pedro Ávila
María Contreras
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPublic administrator

Nelson Jaime Ávila Contreras (born 29 November 1942) is a Chilean politician who served as Senator and Deputy for his country.

He served as a Deputy for the Valparaíso Region between 1994 and 2002, and as a Senator for the Valparaíso Coast constituency between 2002 and 2010. Over the course of his career, he was affiliated with the Party for Democracy and later the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD).