René Vidal (politician)

René Vidal León (7 April 1931 – 12 May 2012) was a Bolivian politician and trade unionist who served as a party-list member of the Chamber of Deputies from Chuquisaca from 2010 until his death in 2012. He previously served on the Sucre Municipal Council from 2000 to 2004.

Vidal spent his early career as a laborer in the petroleum industry, during which time he became active as a representative of the sector's workers' unions. After retiring, he dedicated himself to commercial transport, heading multiple local and regional drivers' unions in the Chuquisaca Department.

Elected to the Sucre Municipal Council in 1999, Vidal continued to be active in politics throughout the 2000s. In 2009, as a product of the drivers' union's alliance with National Convergence, he was elected to represent Chuquisaca in the Chamber of Deputies. At nearly 80 years old, Vidal was the eldest member of parliament and died in office just two years into his term.