Alberto Espina

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Alberto Espina
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[1]
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 of Chile
In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2002
Preceded by	Creation of the district
Succeeded by	Marcela Cubillos
Constituency	21st Disctict
Personal details
Born	(1956-12-04) 4 December 1956 (age 67) Santiago, Chile
Political 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 (BA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Alberto Miguel Espina Otero (born 4 December 1956) is a Chilean lawyer and politician.

He was Minister of Defense in the second government of the President Sebastián Piñera (2018–2022).^[2][3]