President of Chile

President of the Republic of Chile
Presidente de la República de Chile
Presidential Standard
Incumbent
José Antonio Kast
since 11 March 2026
StyleHis Excellency
TypeHead of state
Head of government
SeatLa Moneda Palace
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthFour years, not eligible for re-election immediately
Inaugural holderManuel Blanco Encalada
Formation9 June 1826; 200 years ago (1826-06-09)
DeputyMinister of the Interior and Public Security
(as ex officio "Vice-President")
SalaryUS$190,466 annually
Websitewww.gob.cl

The President of Chile is the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Chile. Under the current Constitution (adopted in 1980), the President is elected by popular vote, for a period of maximum four years. Immediate re-election is not permitted. The period allows the elections of Presidents to be adjusted in time.

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 José Antonio Kast since 2026.

List of presidents

Presidential Republic (1990–present)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Party Elected
Took office Left office
Time in office
30 Patricio Aylwin
(1918–2016)		 11 March 1990 11 March 1994 Christian Democratic 1989
4 years
31 Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
(born 1942)		 11 March 1994 11 March 2000 Christian Democratic 1993
6 years
32 Ricardo Lagos
(born 1938)		 11 March 2000 11 March 2006 Party for Democracy 2000
6 years
33 Michelle Bachelet
(born 1951)		 11 March 2006 11 March 2010 Socialist 2006
4 years
34 Sebastián Piñera
(1949–2024)		 11 March 2010 11 March 2014 National Renewal 2010
4 years
35 Michelle Bachelet
(born 1951)		 11 March 2014 11 March 2018 Socialist 2013
4 years
36 Sebastián Piñera
(1949–2024)		 11 March 2018 11 March 2022 Independent 2017
4 years
37 Gabriel Boric
(born 1986)		 11 March 2022 11 March 2026 Social Convergence
Frente Amplio		 2021
4 years, 233 days
38 José Antonio Kast
(born 1966)		 11 March 2026 Incumbent Republican 2025
233 days

Living former presidents

There are four living former Chilean presidents:

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.

Notes

  1. ↑ Supported by the center-left coalition Concertación
  2. ↑ Elected for a four-year term according to Temporary Provisions of the Constitution of 1980.
  3. ↑ Supported by the center-left coalition Concertación
  4. ↑ Elected for an eight-year term according to the Constitution of 1980. Days before his inauguration, the Constitutional reform of 1994 reduced the presidential term from eight to six years.
  5. ↑ Supported by the center-left coalition Concertación
  6. ↑ The Constitutional reform of 2005 reduced the presidential term from six to four years.
  7. ↑ First female president of Chile.
  8. ↑ Supported by the center-left coalition Concertación
  9. ↑ First democratically elected conservative president since 1958.
  10. ↑ Supported by the center-right coalition Coalition for Change
  11. ↑ Second term.
  12. ↑ Supported by the center-left coalition New Majority
  13. ↑ Second term.
  14. ↑ Supported by the center-right coalition Chile Vamos
  15. ↑ Youngest president.
  16. ↑ Supported by the left coalition Apruebo Dignidad

References

  1. ↑ "IG.com Pay Check". IG. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2021-12-20.

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