President of Chile
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The president of Chile, officially the president of the Republic of Chile, is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is responsible for both government admini
Retrato presidencial de José Antonio Kast Rist
Juan Antonio Ríos voting in the 1942 election, where he was elected as President
Both Michelle Bachelet (center) and Sebastián Piñera (right) were elected for two non-consecutive terms.
President Patricio Aylwin (in office 1990–1994) wearing the presidential sash in his official portrait
Michelle Bachelet
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Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a Chilean physician and politician who served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Socialist Party, she was the firs
President of Chile
…years) allows for synchronized parliamentary and presidential elections. The president's official seat is the La Moneda Palace in the capital Santiago. Michelle Bachelet was the first female president of Chile and served twice, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018. José Antonio Kast is the current president…
Official portrait, 2014
Commemoration of Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean minister, who was assassinated by Pinochet's secret police in Washington, D.C., in 1976
Bachelet, as Minister of Defense, meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in 2002
Bachelet during a television debate in 2005