| Nelson Ávila | |
| Birth Date: | 1942 9, df=y |
| 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 |
| Term Start1: | 11 March 1994 |
| Term End1: | 11 March 2002 |
| Predecessor1: | Sergio Jara Catalán |
| 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 |
Nelson Jaime Ávila Contreras (born 29 November 1942) is a Chilean politician who served as Senator and Deputy for his country.[1] [2]