Luis H. Álvarez

Luis H. Álvarez
Senator of the Congress of the Union
In office
1 September 1994  31 August 2000
Succeeded byJorge Doroteo Zapata
Director General of the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples
In office
15 December 2006  31 December 2009
PresidentFelipe Calderón
Preceded byXóchitl Gálvez Ruiz
Succeeded byXavier Abreu Sierra
President of the National Action Party
In office
9 March 1987  9 March 1993
Preceded byPablo Emilio Madero
Succeeded byCarlos Castillo Peraza
Mayor of Chihuahua
In office
9 March 1983  9 March 1986
Preceded byRamiro Cota Martínez
Succeeded byPedro César Acosta
Personal details
Born
Luis Héctor Álvarez

(1919-10-25)October 25, 1919
Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico
DiedMay 18, 2016(2016-05-18) (aged 96)
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Political partyNational Action Party
Spouse
(m. 1947; died 2015)
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
OccupationBusinessman

Luis Héctor Álvarez Álvarez (October 25, 1919 – May 18, 2016) was a Mexican industrialist and politician. Álvarez was a member of the National Action Party. In 1958 he was a candidate for the Presidency of Mexico. He has also served as Mayor of Chihuahua, president of his party and was the coordinator of the dialogues for peace in Chiapas.