Aida Álvarez

Aida Álvarez
20th Administrator of the Small Business Administration
In office
March 7, 1997  January 19, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byPhilip Lader
Succeeded byHector Barreto
Personal details
Born1950 (age 7475)
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Political partyDemocratic
EducationRadcliffe College (BA)

Aída M. Álvarez (born 1950) is an American businesswoman, journalist, and politician. She previously served as the 20th Administrator of the Small Business Administration under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Álvarez was the first Hispanic and Latino American woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet.