| Nelson Vásquez | |
| Birth Name: | Nelson Vásquez Lara |
| Birth Place: | , Chile |
| Office: | Head of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso |
| Term Start: | 26 July 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Claudio Elórtegui Raffo |
| Nationality: | Chilean |
| Occupation: | Teacher, Historian Scholar |
Nelson Vásquez Lara is a Chilean historian who is the current chancellor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Before leading his alma mater, he was vice chancellor[5] from 2010 to 2022.[6] Similarly, Vásquez was extension manager (1996–1999) and head of teaching (1999–2000) at the PUCV Institute of History, where he also was a scholar and Teaching Practice Coordinator in the 2000s.