María Elena Álvarez Bernal

María Elena Álvarez Bernal (5 October 1930 – 12 February 2026) was a Mexican politician from the National Action Party (PAN).

Political career Álvarez Bernal was a native of Zamora, Michoacán. She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on four occasions: in the 1976 general election (50th Congress), as a party deputy in the 1994 general election (56th Congress), as a plurinominal deputy in the 2000 general election (58th Congress), as a plurinominal deputy in the 2006 general election (60th Congress), again to a plurinominal seat. During her final term, she served as president of the Chamber in 2007. She was also elected to the Senate in 1997 (57th Congress), representing Michoacán.

Álvarez Bernal died on 12 February 2026, at the age of 95.