President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile

The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile (Spanish: Presidente de la Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados de la República de Chile) is the highest authority of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. The office was established in 1811 by the First National Congress of Chile.

President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Presidente de la Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados de la República de Chile
Emblem of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Flag of Chile
Incumbent Jose Miguel Castro since 7 April 2025
Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Style	His Excellency The Honorable
Status	Presiding officer
Seat	National Congress of Chile, Valparaíso
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Term length	One legislative year
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Chile
Formation	July 4, 1811; 214 years ago (1811-07-04)
First holder	Juan Antonio Ovalle
Deputy	First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies Second Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies
Salary	US$133,282[1] CLP$112,198,212
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

It is third on the presidential line of succession after the Minister of the Interior and Public Security and the President of the Senate of Chile.

List

Presidential Republic (1990–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party
1		María Maluenda (1920–2011)	11 March 1990	11 March 1990		Party for Democracy
2		José Antonio Viera-Gallo (born 1943)	11 March 1990	21 July 1993		Party for Democracy
3		Jorge Molina Valdivieso (born 1932)	21 July 1993	11 March 1994		Party for Democracy
4		Jorge Schaulsohn (born 1952)	11 March 1994	3 November 1994		Party for Democracy
5		Vicente Sota (1924–2017)	3 November 1994	14 March 1995		Party for Democracy
6		Jaime Estévez (born 1946)	14 March 1995	19 November 1996		Socialist Party
7		Gutenberg Martínez (born 1950)	19 November 1996	11 March 1999		Christian Democratic Party
8		Carlos Montes (born 1946)	11 March 1999	22 March 2000		Socialist Party
9		Víctor Barrueto (born 1953)	22 March 2000	3 March 2001		Party for Democracy
10		Luis Pareto (born 1928)	3 March 2001	11 March 2002		Christian Democratic Party
11		Adriana Muñoz (born 1948)	11 March 2002	13 March 2003		Party for Democracy
12		Isabel Allende Bussi (born 1945)	13 March 2003	16 March 2004		Socialist Party
13		Pablo Lorenzini (born 1949)	16 March 2004	6 January 2005		Christian Democratic Party
14		Gabriel Ascencio (born 1953)	6 January 2005	11 March 2006		Christian Democratic Party
15		Antonio Leal Labrín (1950–2021)	11 March 2006	20 March 2007		Party for Democracy
16		Patricio Walker (born 1969)	20 March 2007	13 March 2008		Christian Democratic Party
17		Juan Bustos (1935-2008)	13 March 2008	7 August 2008		Socialist Party
18		Guillermo Ceroni (born 1946)	7 August 2008	14 August 2008		Party for Democracy
19		Francisco Encina (born 1943)	14 August 2008	18 March 2009		Socialist Party
20		Rodrigo Álvarez (born 1966)	18 March 2009	11 March 2010		Independent Democratic Union
21		Alejandra Sepúlveda (born 1965)	11 March 2010	15 March 2011		Independent Regionalist Party
22		Patricio Melero (born 1956)	15 March 2011	20 March 2012		Independent Democratic Union
23		Nicolás Monckeberg (born 1973)	20 March 2012	3 April 2013		National Renewal
24		Edmundo Eluchans (born 1950)	3 April 2013	11 March 2014		Independent Democratic Union
25		Aldo Cornejo (born 1955)	11 March 2014	17 March 2015		Christian Democratic Party
26		Marco Antonio Núñez (born 1966)	17 March 2015	22 March 2016		Party for Democracy
27		Osvaldo Andrade (born 1953)	22 March 2016	22 March 2017		Socialist Party
28		Fidel Espinoza (born 1970)	22 March 2017	11 March 2018		Socialist Party
29		Maya Fernández (born 1971)	11 March 2018	19 March 2019		Socialist Party
30		Iván Flores (born 1955)	19 March 2019	7 April 2020		Christian Democratic Party
31		Diego Paulsen (born 1987)	7 April 2020	11 March 2022		National Renewal
32		Raúl Soto (born 1987)	11 March 2022	Incumbent		Party for Democracy