Osvaldo Andrade Lara (born 2 June 1953 in Santiago) is a Chilean Socialist politician.

After studying law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Andrade joined the Socialist Party in 1968.

Following the Chilean coup of 1973, he was detained at the Estadio Nacional and at Villa Grimaldi.

He was Minister of Labor and Social Security in the government of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet from 2006 to 2008.

[3] Andrade was a 6-foot tall (1.83m) guard for the Chilean national basketball team in the 1970s.