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María Elena Álvarez Bernal

PEP · Politician

María Elena Álvarez Bernal is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	María Elena Álvarez Bernal · ماريا الينا الڤاريز بيرنال				[sources]
Alias	Maria Elena Alvarez Bernal				[sources]
Birth date	1930-10-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Zamora de Hidalgo				[sources]
Death date	2026-02-12				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Citizenship	Mexico				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	María Elena				[sources]
Last name	Bernal · Álvarez				[sources]
Political association	National Action Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5488662				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico · President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico (2007-2007) · member of the Senate of Mexico				[sources]
Education	National Autonomous University of Mexico (1976-1980)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-09	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Mexican politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Felipe Vicencio Álvarez Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico	2007-06-27	2007-08-31