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The 'President of Chile' is both the chief of state and the head of government. Under the current constitution (1980), the President is elected by popular vote to serve for a period of four years, with immediate re-election being prohibited. The shorter period (previously the term was six years) allows for parliamentary and presidential elections to be synchronized. This is not unique: France reduced its presidential terms in 2002, from seven to five years, for the same reason.
The official seat of the President of Chile is the Palacio de La Moneda in the capital Santiago.

Contents

List of Presidents

Patria Vieja (1810-1814)

Patria Nueva (1817-1829)

Republic (1829-Present)

Last election

References

List of Presidents

Patria Vieja (1810-1814)

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Notes
Presidents of the Government Juntas during the ''Patria Vieja''
Mateo de Toro y Zambrano	18 September 1810	† 26 February 1811	President of the Governmental Junta of the Kingdom
''Juan Martínez de Rozas''	27 February 1811	2 April 1811	Interim President of the Governmental Junta
Fernando Márquez de la Plata	2 April 1811	17 May 1811	President of the Governmental Junta of the Kingdom
Juan Martínez de Rozas	17 May 1811	4 July 1811	President of the Superior Government Junta
Juan Antonio Ovalle	4 July 1811	11 August 1811	President of the First National Congress
Martín Calvo Encalada	11 August 1811	4 September 1811	President of the Provisional Executive Authority
Juan Martínez de Rozas	4 September 1811	15 November 1811	President of the Superior Government Junta
José Miguel Carrera	15 November 1811	13 December 1811	President of the Provisional Government Junta of 1811
José Santiago Portales	13 December 1811	8 January 1812
José Miguel Carrera	8 January 1812	3 November 1812
Pedro José Prado Jaraquemada	3 November 1812	6 December 1812	President of the Superior Governmental Junta of 1812
José Miguel Carrera	6 December 1812	13 April 1813
Francisco Antonio Pérez	13 April 1813	23 August 1813	President of the Superior Governmental Junta of 1813
José Miguel Infante	23 August 1813	10 January 1814
Agustín Manuel Eyzaguirre Arechavala	11 January 1814	7 March 1814
Supreme Directors
''Antonio José de Irisarri''	7 March 1814	14 March 1814	Interim Supreme Director
'Francisco de la Lastra'	14 March 1814	23 July 1814		1
Presidents of the Government Juntas
José Miguel Carrera	23 July 1814	2 October 1814	President of the Superior Governmental Junta of 1814
''Between 1814 and 1817, the country was under Spanish control (Reconquista)''

Patria Nueva (1817-1829)

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Notes	Order
Supreme Directors after Independence''
'Bernardo O'Higgins'	16 February 1817	28 January 1823		2
''Agustín Manuel Eyzaguirre Arechavala''	28 January 1823	29 March 1823	President of the Government Junta
''Congreso de Plenipotenciarios''	29 March 1823	5 April 1823	Provisional triumvirate of the three provinces
Ramón Freire Serrano	5 April 1823	13 August 1823	Interim Supreme Director
''Diego José Benavente''	13 August 1823	2 September 1823	Acting Supreme Director
'Ramón Freire Serrano'	2 September 1823	9 July 1826		3
Presidents
'Manuel Blanco Encalada'	9 July 1826	9 September 1826	Provisional President	'1'
''Agustín Manuel Eyzaguirre Arechavala''	9 September 1826	25 January 1827	Vice President
''Ramón Freire Serrano''	25 January 1827	15 February 1827	Provisional President
'Ramón Freire Serrano'	15 February 1827	8 May 1827		'2'
''Francisco Antonio Pinto Díaz''	8 May 1827	14 July 1829	Vice President
''Francisco Ramón Vicuña Larraín''	14 July 1829	19 October 1829	President Delegate
'Francisco Antonio Pinto Díaz'	19 October 1829	2 November 1829		'3'
''Francisco Ramón Vicuña Larraín''	2 November 1829	7 December 1829	Vice President
Acephalous executive	7 December 1829	24 December 1829

Republic (1829-Present)

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Notes	Order
José Tomás Ovalle Bezanilla	24 December 1829	18 February 1830	President of the Government Junta
''Francisco Ruiz-Tagle Portales''	18 February 1830	1 April 1830	Provisional President
''José Tomás Ovalle Bezanilla''	1 April 1830	8 March 1831	Vice President
''Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate''	8 March 1831	18 September 1831	Provisional President
'José Joaquín Prieto Vial'	18 September 1831	18 September 1841		'4'
'Manuel Bulnes Prieto'	18 September 1841	18 September 1851		'5'
'Manuel Montt Torres'	18 September 1851	18 September 1861		'6'
'José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano'	18 September 1861	18 September 1871		'7'
'Federico Errázuriz Zañartu'	18 September 1871	18 September 1876		'8'
'Aníbal Pinto Garmendia'	18 September 1876	18 September 1881		'9'
'Domingo Santa María González'	18 September 1881	18 September 1886		'10'
'José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández'	18 September 1886	29 August 1891		'11'
''Manuel Baquedano González''	29 August 1891	31 August 1891	Chief of Government
''Jorge Montt Álvarez''	31 August 1891	26 December 1891	President of the Government Junta
'Jorge Montt Álvarez'	26 December 1891	18 September 1896		'12'
'Federico Errázuriz Echaurren'	18 September 1896	† 12 July 1901		'13'
''Aníbal Zañartu Zañartu''	12 July 1901	18 September 1901	Vice President
'Germán Riesco Errázuriz'	18 September 1901	18 September 1906		'14'
'Pedro Montt Montt'	18 September 1906	† 16 August 1910		'15'
''Elías Fernández Albano''	16 August 1910	† 6 September 1910	Vice President
''Emiliano Figueroa Larraín''	6 September 1910	23 December 1910	Vice President
'Ramón Barros Luco'	23 December 1910	23 December 1915		'16'
'Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui'	23 December 1915	23 December 1920		'17'
'Arturo Alessandri Palma'	23 December 1920	11 September 1924		'18'
Luis Altamirano Talavera	11 September 1924	23 January 1925	President of the Government Junta
Pedro Dartnell	23 January 1925	27 January 1925	President of the Government Junta
Emilio Bello Codecido	27 January 1925	20 March 1925
'Arturo Alessandri Palma'	20 March 1925	1 October 1925	Reasumed as President
''Luis Barros Borgoño''	1 October 1925	23 December 1925	Vice President
'Emiliano Figueroa Larraín'	23 December 1925	10 May 1927		'19'
''Carlos Ibáñez del Campo''	10 May 1927	21 July 1927	Vice President
'Carlos Ibáñez del Campo'	21 July 1927	26 July 1931		'20'
''Pedro Opazo Letelier''	26 July 1931	27 July 1931	Vice President
''Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez''	27 July 1931	3 September 1931	Vice President
''Manuel Trucco Franzani''	3 September 1931	15 November 1931	Vice President
''Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez''	15 November 1931	4 December 1931	Vice President
'Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez'	4 December 1931	4 June 1932		'21'
Arturo Puga	4 June 1932	13 June 1932	President of the Government Junta of the Socialist Republic of Chile
Arturo Puga	13 June 1932	16 June 1932
Carlos Dávila Espinoza	16 June 1932	8 July 1932
''Carlos Dávila Espinoza''	8 July 1932	13 September 1932	Provisional President of the Socialist Republic of Chile
''Bartolomé Blanche Espejo''	13 September 1932	2 October 1932
''Abraham Oyanedel Urrutia	2 October 1932	24 December 1932	Vice President
'Arturo Alessandri Palma'	24 December 1932	24 December 1938		'22'
'Pedro Aguirre Cerda'	24 December 1938	† 25 November 1941		'23'
''Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia''	25 November 1941	2 April 1942	Vice President
'Juan Antonio Ríos Morales'	2 April 1942	† 27 June 1946		'24'
''Alfredo Duhalde Vásquez''	27 June 1946	3 August 1946	Vice President
''Vicente Merino Bielich''	3 August 1946	13 August 1946	Vice President
''Alfredo Duhalde Vásquez''	13 August 1946	17 October 1946	Vice President
''Juan Antonio Iribarren Cabezas''	17 October 1946	3 November 1946	Vice President
'Gabriel González Videla'	3 November 1946	3 November 1952		'25'
'Carlos Ibáñez del Campo'	3 November 1952	3 November 1958		'26'
'Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez'	3 November 1958	3 November 1964		'27'
'Eduardo Frei Montalva'	3 November 1964	3 November 1970		'28'
'Salvador Allende Gossens'	3 November 1970	† 11 September 1973		'29'
''Augusto Pinochet Ugarte''	11 September 1973	27 June 1974	Chairman of Government Junta
''Augusto Pinochet Ugarte''	27 June 1974	17 December 1974	Supreme Chief of the Nation
'Augusto Pinochet Ugarte'	17 December 1974	11 March 1990		'30'
'Patricio Aylwin Azócar'	11 March 1990	11 March 1994		'31'
'Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle'	11 March 1994	11 March 2000		'32'
'Ricardo Lagos Escobar'	11 March 2000	11 March 2006		'33'
'Michelle Bachelet Jeria'	11 March 2006	''Incumbent, term expected to end on 11 March 2010		'34'

Note: In 'bold', effectively held the seat of President or Supreme Director. In ''italics'', held the seat in an interim manner or temporarily due to vacancy. '†' means date of death of the seat-holder.

Last election

References

★ Fuentes, J.; Cortés, L.; Valdés, A. (1982). Diccionario Histórico de Chile, Santiago de Chile: Editorial Zig-Zag, S.A.

★ Icarito

★ Presidencia.cl

★ Memoria Chilena

★ List of Heads of State

★ World Statesmen