Standard of the President of Chile.
The President of Chile is the Head of Government and Head of State of the South American Nation situated on the Pacific Coast of the continent, and stretching to the other side of the Andes Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.
List of Presidents of Chile[]
| Name | Portrait | Period | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo O'Higgins | 
|
1828 - 1840 | None | Leader of Chilean Independence Movement. He served second six-year terms. Reduced the presidential term from six to five years. |
| José Joaquín Prieto | 
|
1840 - 1845 | Conservative Party | |
| Manuel Bulnes | 
|
1845 - 1855 | Conservative Party | Re-elected in 1850 |
| Francisco Antonio Pinto | 
|
1855 - 1858 | Liberal Party | First Liberal President. Died in office in 1858. |
| Domingo Santa María | 
|
1858 - 1864 | Liberal Party | Completed Pinto's term before beginning his own in 1860. Joined the Second Latin American War and defeated in 1862. Overthrown by a Conservative-Liberal Revolution. |
| Government Junta of 1864 | 
|
1864 - 1865 | Liberals and Conservatives | Interim Government. Organized free elections in 1865. Immediate re-election is prohibited. |
| Diego Portales | 
|
1865 - 1870 | Conservative Party (National Unity Coalition) | Leader of the Conservatives in the Revolution of 1862. |
| José Joaquín Pérez | 
|
1970 - 1975 | Liberal Party (National Unity Coalition) | |
| Manuel Montt | 
|
1975 - 1980 | Conservative Party (National Unity Coalition) | |
| Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna | 
|
1880 - 1885 | Democratic Liberal Party (National Unity Coalition) | Leader of the Democratic-Liberals in the Revolution of 1864. |
| Manuel Baquedano | 
|
1885 - 1890 | Independent (National Unity Coalition) | Hero of the 1864 Revolution. |
| Pedro León Gallo | 
|
1890 - 1895 | Radical Party (National Unity Coalition) | Leader of the Radicals in the 1860 Revolution. First Radical President. |
| Jorge Montt | 
|
1895 - 1900 | Independent (National Unity Coalition) | |
| José Manuel Balmaceda | 
|
1900 - 1902 | Liberal Party (National Unity Coalition) | Died in office in 1902. Succeeded by his Vice president: Joaquín Walker Martínez. |
| Joaquín Walker Martínez | 
|
1902 - 1905 | Conservative Party (National Unity Coalition) | Completed Balmaceda's presidential term. |
| Pedro Montt | 
|
1905 - 1910 | Conservative Party (National Unity Coalition) | Last President of the National Unity Coalition. |
| Gonzalo Bulnes Pinto | 
|
1910 - 1915 | Liberal Party | Initially Neutral in the Second Global War, but entered the conflict in 1914. |
| Germán Riesco Errázuriz | 
|
1915 - 1916 | Liberal Party | End of the Second Global War in 1916. Died on December 8, 1916; Succeeded by his Vice President: Arturo Alessandri. |
| Arturo Alessandri Palma | 
|
1916 - 1920 | Liberal Party | Reduce the presidential term from 5 to 4 years. |
| Luis Barros Borgoño | 
|
1920 - 1924 | Liberal Party | Period from February 12, 1920 to August 16, 1924. |
| Pedro Aguirre Cerda | 
|
1924 - 1928 | Radical Party | Second Radical President. Re-established the presidential election, but he was not eligible for another mandate. |
| Juan Esteban Montero | 
|
1928 - 1936 | Radical Party | Third President of the Radicalism. Economic crisis 1931-1933. Narrowly reelected in 1932. |
| Arturo Alessandri Palma | 
|
1936 - 1948 | Liberal Party | Reelected in 1940. Led the country during the Third Global War. A plebiscite allowed him be reelected for a third term in 1944. |
| Gustavo Ross Santa María | 
|
1948 - 1952 | Conservative Party | Vice President of Alessandri during his third term. |
| Gabriel González Videla | 
|
1952 - 1956 | Radical Party | Fourth President of the Radicalism. |
| Ramón Cañas Montalva | 
|
1956 - 1960 | Independent | Commander in Chief of the Army during the Third Global War. |
| Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez | 
|
1960 - 1964 | Liberal Party | Due to a political agreement, he did not run for another term. |
| Francisco Bulnes Sanfuentes | 
|
1964 - 1968 | Conservative Party | Due to a political agreement, he did not run for another term. |
| Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez | 
|
1968 - 1972 | Liberal Party | He ran for reelection, but was defeated. |
| Neftalí Reyes Basoalto | 
|
1972 - 1973 | Socialist Party | First Socialist President. Died in office. |
| Alberto Baltra Cortés | 
|
1973 - 1976 | Radical Party | Reyes' Vice President. Fifth President of the Radicalism. |
| Salvador Allende Gossens | 
|
1976 - 1979 | Socialist Party | Second Socialist President. 1978 Economic Crisis. Resigned. |
| Carlos Prats | 
|
1979 - 1980 | Independent | Former Army General and hero of the Third Global War. By political consensus, was named interim president until the end of the Allende's term. |
| Eduardo Frei Montalva | 
|
1980 - 1986 | Social Christian Party | Reelected in 1984. Died in office. Succeeded by his Vice President: Gabriel Valdés. |
| Gabriel Valdés Subercaseaux | 
|
1986 - 1988 | Social Christian Party | Losses the party nomination against Aylwin. |
| Patricio Aylwin Azocar | 
|
1988 - 1992 | Social Christian Party | Seek reelection, but is defeated. |
| Arturo Alessandri Besa | 
|
1992 - 2000 | National Conservative Party | During his second term, the immediate presidential re-election is eliminated (once again). |
| Anselmo Sule | 
|
2000 - 2002 | Radical Party | Sixth Radical president. Died in June 7, 2002. Succeeded by his Vice president: Ricardo Lagos. |
| Ricardo Lagos | 
|
2002 - 2004 | People's Democracy Party | |
| Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle | 
|
2004 - 2008 | Social Christian Party | First president of the Democratic Alliance |
| Joaquin Lavín Infante | 
|
2008 - 2012 | National Conservative Party | |
| Evelyn Matthei | 
|
2012 - 2016 | National Conservative Party | |
| Soledad Alvear | 
|
2016 - 2020 | Social Christian Party | |
| Sebastián Piñera | 
|
2020 - | National Conservative Party |