President Of Chile: Head of State and Government of Chile
The President of Chile is the chief of state and the head of government in the country.
Under the current Constitution (adopted in 1980), the President is elected by popular (by many people) vote, for a period of four years. Immediate re-election is not permitted. The period (previously it was of six years) allows the elections of Presidents to be adjusted in time.
| President of the Republic of Chile Presidente de la República de Chile | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | Head of state Head of government |
| Residence | None |
| Seat | La Moneda Palace |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | Four years, not eligible for re-election immediately |
| Inaugural holder | Manuel Blanco Encalada |
| Formation | 9 June 1826 |
| Deputy | Minister of the Interior and Public Security (as ex officio "Vice-President") |
| Salary | US$190,466 annually |
| Website | www |
The President has a seat in the Palacio de La Moneda (La Moneda Palace), in the capital of Chile, Santiago.
The current president of Chile is Gabriel Boric.
List of presidents
| Mateo de Toro y Zambrano(1727–1811) | 18 September 1810 | 26 February 1811 † | President of the First Government Junta. Died in office. | ||
| — | Juan Martínez de Rozas(1759–1813) | 27 February 1811 | 2 April 1811 | Interim President of the First Government Junta. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Fernando Márquez de la Plata(1740–1818) | 2 April 1811 | 4 July 1811 | President of the First Government Junta. | |
| — | Juan Antonio Ovalle(1750–1819) | 4 July 1811 | 20 July 1811 | President of the First National Congress. | |
| — | Martín Calvo Encalada(1756–1828) | 20 July 1811 | 11 August 1811 | ||
| 11 August 1811 | 4 September 1811 | President of the Provisional Executive Authority. | |||
| — | Juan Enrique Rosales [es](1755–1825) | 4 September 1811 | 16 November 1811 | President of the Executive Court. | |
| — | José Miguel Carrera(1785–1821) | 16 November 1811 | 13 December 1811 | President of the Provisional Government Junta. | |
| 13 December 1811 | 8 January 1812 | Provisional Supreme Authority. | |||
| 8 January 1812 | 8 April 1812 | President of the Provisional Government Junta. | |||
| — | José Santiago Portales y Larraín [es](1764–1835) | 8 April 1812 | 6 August 1812 | President of the Provisional Government Junta. | |
| — | Pedro José Prado Jaraquemada [es](1754–1827) | 6 August 1812 | 6 December 1812 | ||
| — | José Miguel Carrera(1785–1821) | 6 December 1812 | 30 March 1813 | ||
| — | Juan José Carrera(1782–1818) | 30 March 1813 | 13 April 1813 | ||
| — | Francisco Antonio Pérez(1764–1828) | 13 April 1813 | 23 August 1813 | President of the Superior Governmental Junta. | |
| — | José Miguel Infante(1778–1844) | 23 August 1813 | 11 January 1814 | ||
| — | Agustín Eyzaguirre(1768–1837) | 11 January 1814 | 7 March 1814 |
Supreme directors (1814)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Antonio José de Irisarri(1786–1868) | 7 March 1814 | 14 March 1814 | Interim Supreme Director. | |
| 1 | Francisco de la Lastra(1777–1852) | 14 March 1814 | 23 July 1814 | Supreme Director. | |
| — | José Miguel Carrera(1785–1821) | 23 July 1814 | 2 October 1814 | President of the Government Junta. Chilean defeat in the Battle of Rancagua, Spain regains control of Chile. | |
Reconquest (1814–1817)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Mariano Osorio(1777–1819) | 3 October 1814 | 26 December 1815 | Royal Governor of Chile | |
| — | Casimiro Marcó del Pont(1770–1819) | 26 December 1815 | 12 February 1817 | Royal Governor of Chile. Chilean victory in the Battle of Chacabuco, Spanish control ends. | |
- Manuel Blanco Encalada (1826-1826)
- Ramón Freire Serrano (1827-1827)
- Francisco Antonio Pinto Díaz (1829-1829)
- José Joaquín Prieto Vial (1831-1841)
- Manuel Bulnes Prieto (1841-1851)
- Manuel Montt Torres (1851-1861)
- José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano (1861-1871)
- Federico Errázuriz Zañartu (1871-1876)
- Aníbal Pinto Garmendia (1876-1881)
- Domingo Santa María González (1881-1886)
- José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández (1886-1891)
- Jorge Montt Álvarez (1891-1896)
- Federico Errázuriz Echaurren (1896-†1901)
- Germán Riesco Errázuriz (1901-1906)
- Pedro Montt Montt (1906-†1910)
- Ramón Barros Luco (1910-1915)
- Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui (1915-1920)
- Arturo Alessandri Palma (1920-1925)
- Emiliano Figueroa Larraín (1925-1927)
- Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1927-1931)
- Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez (1931-1932)
- Arturo Alessandri Palma (1932-1938)
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1938-†1941)
- Juan Antonio Ríos Morales (1942-†1946)
- Gabriel González Videla (1946-1952)
- Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1952-1958)
- Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (1958-1964)
- Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964-1970)
- Salvador Allende Gossens (1970-†1973)
- Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (1974-1990)
- Patricio Aylwin Azócar (1990-1994)
- Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1994-2000)
- Ricardo Lagos Escobar (2000-2006)
- Michelle Bachelet Jeria (2006-2010)
- Sebastián Piñera Echenique (2010-2014)
- Michelle Bachelet Jeria (2014-2018)
- Sebastián Piñera Echenique (2018-2022)
- Gabriel Boric (since 2022)
Living former presidents
There are three living former Chilean presidents:
-
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
(served 1994–2000)
June 24, 1941 -
Ricardo Lagos
(served 2000–2006)
March 2, 1936 -
Michelle Bachelet
(served 2006–2010; 2014–2018)
September 29, 1951
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The most recent death of a former President, was Sebastián Piñera on February 6, 2024, who served in the office from 2010 until 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022.
References
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