Nelson Ávila (politician)

{{Short description|Chilean politician}}

{{family name hatnote|Ávila|Contreras|lang=Spanish}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Nelson Ávila

| image = Nelson_Jaime_Ávila_Contreras.jpg

| caption = Ávila in 2009

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1942|9|29}}

| birth_place = Los Andes, Chile

| office = Member of the Senate of Chile

| constituency = 5th Circumscription (Valparaíso Region)

| term_start = 11 March 2002

| term_end = 11 March 2010

| predecessor = Juan Hamilton Depassier

| successor = Ricardo Lagos Weber

| office1 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile

| constituency1 = 11th District

| term_start1 = 11 March 1994

| term_end1 = 11 March 2002

| predecessor1 = Sergio Jara

| successor1 = Marcelo Forni

| party = Social Democrat Party
(1967–1972)
Radical Party
(1972–1994)
(2018–present)
Party for Democracy
(1994–2002)
Radical Social Democratic Party
(2005–2018)

| occupation = Politician

| alma_mater = University of Chile (BA)

| profession = Public administrator

| parents = Pedro Ávila
María Contreras

| spouse = Margarita Silva

| children = Two

| footnotes =

}}

Nelson Jaime Ávila Contreras (born 29 November 1942) is a Chilean politician who served as Senator and Deputy for his country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/chile/2017/08/23/sacate-un-senador-nelson-avila-anuncia-su-regreso-a-la-politica-por-valparaiso.shtml|title=Sácate un senador: Nelson Ávila anuncia su regreso a la política por Valparaíso|publisher=Radio Bío Bío|date=23 August 2017|accessdate=20 January 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://dalealbo.cl/colocolo/Ex-senador-Nelson-Avila-y-decision-de-Mario-Salas-de-entrenar-en-Fiestas-Patrias-Una-perfecta-imbecilidad-20190920-0012.html|title=Ex senador Nelson Ávila y decisión de Mario Salas de entrenar en Fiestas Patrias: 'Una perfecta imbecilidad'|publisher=Dale-Albo|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=20 January 2024}}