President of Chile

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.

President of the Republic of Chile Presidente de la República de Chile
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Gabriel Boric since 11 March 2022
Style	His Excellency
Type	Head of state Head of government
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; 199 years ago (1826-06-09)
Deputy	Minister of the Interior and Public Security (as ex officio "Vice-President")
Salary	US$190,466 annually[1]
Website	www.gob.cl

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

Main article: List of presidents of Chile

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[a]
			4 years[b]
31		Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (born 1942)	11 March 1994	11 March 2000		Christian Democratic	1993[c]
			6 years[d]
32		Ricardo Lagos (born 1938)	11 March 2000	11 March 2006		Party for Democracy	2000[e]
			6 years[f]
33[g]		Michelle Bachelet (born 1951)	11 March 2006	11 March 2010		Socialist	2006[h]
			4 years
34[i]		Sebastián Piñera (1949–2024)	11 March 2010	11 March 2014		National Renewal	2010[j]
			4 years
35[k]		Michelle Bachelet (born 1951)	11 March 2014	11 March 2018		Socialist	2013[l]
			4 years
36[m]		Sebastián Piñera (1949–2024)	11 March 2018	11 March 2022		Independent	2017[n]
			4 years
37[o]		Gabriel Boric (born 1986)	11 March 2022	Incumbent		Social Convergence Frente Amplio	2021[p]
			3 years, 288 days
Elect		José Antonio Kast (born 1966)	Taking office: 11 March 2026			Republican	2025
			−77 days

Living former presidents

There are three living former Chilean presidents:

• 
  Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
  (served 1994–2000)
  (1941-06-24) June 24, 1941 (age 84)
• 
  Ricardo Lagos
  (served 2000–2006)
  (1936-03-02) March 2, 1936 (age 89)
• 
  Michelle Bachelet
  (served 2006–2010; 2014–2018)
  (1951-09-29) September 29, 1951 (age 74)

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