María Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (born September 17, 1950) is a Chilean lawyer and former Christian Democrat politician, who was a cabinet member of the Aylwin, Frei and Lagos administrations. She was president of the Christian Democrat Party (PDC) from 2006 to 2008.
In 2022, she joined Amarillos por Chile, a centrist political movement.
Early life and education
Alvear was born on 17 September 1950. She is the daughter of journalist Ernesto Alvear and María Teresa Valenzuela. Her father worked for the newspaper La Nación, was an executive at CMPC, and was one of the organizers of the 1962 FIFA World Cup. She is the sister of María Teresa Alvear, who served as a municipal councilor of Puente Alto between 2009 and 2012.