Difference between revisions of "President of Chile"
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[[File:Presidential Standard of Chile.png|250px|thumbnail|Presidential Standard of Chile]] | [[File:Presidential Standard of Chile.png|250px|thumbnail|Presidential Standard of Chile]] | ||
| − | The '''President of Chile''' is the head of the Chilean [[Executive Branch]], head of state, and the head of government. | + | [[File:Izamiento de la Gran Bandera Nacional - Presidentes de Chile.jpg|250px|thumbnail|The five Chilean Presidents between the years 1990 and 2022 (two of them were elected twice in non-consecutive terms).]] |
| + | The '''President of Chile''' is the head of the [[Chilean]] [[Executive Branch]], head of state, and the head of government. | ||
==Current president== | ==Current president== | ||
| − | The current President of Chile is [[ | + | The current President of Chile is [[José Antonio Kast]] who assumed at the age of 60. |
==Election== | ==Election== | ||
The president is elected every four years by the Chilean people, through a popular vote ratified by the Electoral Service of Chile (SERVEL). It cannot be reelected in consecutive terms, but can on separated terms. | The president is elected every four years by the Chilean people, through a popular vote ratified by the Electoral Service of Chile (SERVEL). It cannot be reelected in consecutive terms, but can on separated terms. | ||
| − | == List of presidents == | + | ==President who served the longest time== |
| + | {{Main article|Military Government (Chile)}} | ||
| + | President [[Augusto Pinochet Ugarte]] served almost 17 years in a period in which Chile developed heavily. In time he is followed only by Presidents Joaquín Prieto, Manuel Bulnes, Manuel Montt and Joaquín Pérez, whose terms lasted a decade each. | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | <center> | ||
| + | <gallery perrow=6> | ||
| + | File:Ohiggins.jpg|Supreme Leader [[Bernardo O'Higgins]] | ||
| + | File:Salvador Allende (1970).jpg|[[Salvador Allende]] | ||
| + | File:Augusto Pinochet President of Chile.jpg|President [[Augusto Pinochet Ugarte]] with the Presidential sash. | ||
| + | File:Patricio Aylwin (1990).jpg|[[Patricio Aylwin]] | ||
| + | File:Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle.jpg|[[Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle]] | ||
| + | File:Ricardo Lagos.gif|[[Ricardo Lagos]] | ||
| + | File:Portrait Michelle Bachelet.jpg|[[Michelle Bachelet]] | ||
| + | File:Sebastián Piñera.jpg|[[Sebastián Piñera]] | ||
| + | File:Gabriel Boric Font (2018).jpg|[[Gabriel Boric]] | ||
| + | File:President José Antonio Kast Rist.jpg|[[José Antonio Kast]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | </center> | ||
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| + | ==List of presidents== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|'''[[Gabriel Boric|Gabriel Boric Font]]''' | |'''[[Gabriel Boric|Gabriel Boric Font]]''' | ||
| [[March 11]] [[2022]] | | [[March 11]] [[2022]] | ||
| + | | [[March 11]] [[2026]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |'''[[José Antonio Kast]]''' | ||
| + | | [[March 11]] [[2026]] | ||
|''still in office'' | |''still in office'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:45, March 21, 2026
The President of Chile is the head of the Chilean Executive Branch, head of state, and the head of government.
Current president
The current President of Chile is José Antonio Kast who assumed at the age of 60.
Election
The president is elected every four years by the Chilean people, through a popular vote ratified by the Electoral Service of Chile (SERVEL). It cannot be reelected in consecutive terms, but can on separated terms.
President who served the longest time
- Main article: Military Government (Chile)
President Augusto Pinochet Ugarte served almost 17 years in a period in which Chile developed heavily. In time he is followed only by Presidents JoaquÃn Prieto, Manuel Bulnes, Manuel Montt and JoaquÃn Pérez, whose terms lasted a decade each.
Gallery
Supreme Leader Bernardo O'Higgins
President Augusto Pinochet Ugarte with the Presidential sash.
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List of presidents
Note: The letters bold, indicate holding the office of President or Supreme Leader. Italics, holding the position temporarily because the position is vacant. ' indicates the date of death of the incumbent.