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{{Infobox political post
| post            = President
| body            = the Republic of Chile
|native_name      = ''Presidente de la República de Chile''
| insignia        = 
| insigniasize    =
| insigniacaption =
| flag            = Bandera del presidente de Chile.svg{{!}}border
| flagsize        = 125px
| flagcaption     = [[Flag of Chile|Presidential Standard]]
| image           = Presidente José Antonio Kast en marzo de 2026.jpg
| imagesize       = 200px
| incumbent       = [[José Antonio Kast]]
| incumbentsince  = 11 March 2026  
| residence       = 
| seat            = [[La Moneda Palace]]
| style           = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| type            = [[Head of state]]<br />[[Head of government]]
| termlength      = Four years, not eligible for re-election immediately
|appointer       = [[2017 Chilean general election|Popular vote]]
| inaugural       = [[Manuel Blanco Encalada]]
| deputy      = [[Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (Chile)|Minister of the Interior and Public Security]]<br />{{small|(as ex officio "Vice-President")}}
| formation       = {{start date and age|df=y|1826|6|9}} 
| salary          = US$190,466 annually<ref name="igcompaycheck">{{cite web|url=https://www.ig.com/uk/forex/research/pay-check|title=IG.com Pay Check|publisher=IG|access-date=2021-12-20|archive-date=2018-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425045807/https://www.ig.com/uk/forex/research/pay-check|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| website         = {{URL|http://www.gob.cl/}}
}}
The '''President of Chile''' is the [[head of state]] and the [[head of government]] of the [[Chile|Republic of Chile]]. Under the current [[Constitution of Chile|Constitution]] (adopted in 1980), the President is elected by popular vote, for a period of maximum four years. Immediate re-election is not permitted. The period allows the elections of Presidents to be adjusted in time.

The President has a seat in the [[Palacio de La Moneda]] (La Moneda Palace), in the capital of [[Chile]], [[Santiago de Chile|Santiago]].

The current president of Chile is [[José Antonio Kast]] since 2026.
== List of presidents ==
{{main|List of presidents of Chile}}
== Presidential Republic (1990–present) ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=3| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan=3| Portrait
! rowspan=3| Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! colspan=2| Term of office
! colspan=2 rowspan=3| Party
! rowspan=3| Elected
|-
! Took office
! Left office
|-
! colspan=2|Time in office
|-
! rowspan=2|30
|  rowspan=2|[[File:Patricio Aylwin (1990) - 2.jpg|120x120px]]
|  rowspan=2|'''[[Patricio Aylwin]]'''<br /><small>(1918–2016)</small>
| 11 March 1990
| 11 March 1994
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Chile)}}" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Christian Democratic Party (Chile)|Christian Democratic]]
|  rowspan=2|[[1989 Chilean presidential election|1989]]{{efn|Supported by the center-left coalition [[Concertación]]}}
|-
|colspan=2| {{age in years|1990|03|11|1994|03|11}} years{{efn|Elected for a four-year term according to Temporary Provisions of the Constitution of 1980.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |31
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Retrato Oficial Presidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle 1994 (cropped).jpg|120x120px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle]]'''<br /><small>(born 1942)</small>
| 11 March 1994
| 11 March 2000
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Chile)}}" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Christian Democratic Party (Chile)|Christian Democratic]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1993 Chilean presidential election|1993]]{{efn|Supported by the center-left coalition [[Concertación]]}}
|-
|colspan=2| {{age in years|1994|03|11|2000|03|11}} years{{efn|Elected for an eight-year term according to the Constitution of 1980. Days before his inauguration, the Constitutional reform of 1994 reduced the presidential term from eight to six years.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |32
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Retrato Oficial Presidente Ricardo Lagos 2000 (cropped).jpg|120x120px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Ricardo Lagos]]'''<br /><small>(born 1938)</small>
| 11 March 2000
| 11 March 2006
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Democracy (Chile)}}"|
| rowspan="2" |[[Party for Democracy (Chile)|Party for Democracy]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1999–2000 Chilean presidential election|2000]]{{efn|Supported by the center-left coalition [[Concertación]]}}
|-
| colspan=2|{{age in years|2000|03|11|2006|03|11}} years{{efn|The Constitutional reform of 2005 reduced the presidential term from six to four years.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |33{{efn|First female president of Chile.}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:MichelleBachelet2006Official.png|120x120px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Michelle Bachelet]]'''<br /><small>(born 1951)</small>
| 11 March 2006
| 11 March 2010
|rowspan="2"  style="background-color:{{party color|Socialist Party of Chile}}"|
|rowspan="2" | [[Socialist Party of Chile|Socialist]]
|rowspan="2" | [[2005–06 Chilean general election|2006]]{{efn|Supported by the center-left coalition [[Concertación]]}}
|-
| colspan=2|{{age in years|2006|03|11|2010|03|11}} years
|-
!rowspan="2" | 34{{efn|First democratically elected [[conservative]] president since [[1958 Chilean presidential election|1958]].}}
|rowspan="2" | [[File:Fotografía oficial del Presidente Sebastián Piñera - 2.jpg|120x120px]]
|rowspan="2" | '''[[Sebastián Piñera]]'''<br /><small>(1949–2024)</small>
| 11 March 2010
| 11 March 2014
|rowspan="2"  style="background-color:{{party color|National Renewal (Chile)}}" |
|rowspan="2" | [[National Renewal (Chile)|National Renewal]]
|rowspan="2" |[[2009–10 Chilean general election|2010]]{{efn|Supported by the center-right coalition [[Coalition for Change (Chile)|Coalition for Change]]}}
|-
| colspan=2|{{age in years|2010|03|11|2014|03|11}} years
|-
! rowspan="2" |35{{efn|Second term.}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Michelle Bachelet (2013) 4x3 cropped.jpg|120x120px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Michelle Bachelet]]'''<br /><small>(born 1951)</small>
| 11 March 2014
| 11 March 2018
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Socialist Party of Chile}}"|
| rowspan="2" |[[Socialist Party of Chile|Socialist]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2013 Chilean general election|2013]]{{efn|Supported by the center-left coalition [[New Majority (Chile)|New Majority]]}}
|-
| colspan=2|{{age in years|2014|03|11|2018|03|11}} years
|-
! rowspan="2" |36{{efn|Second term.}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Retrato Oficial Presidente Piñera 2018 (cropped2).jpg|120x120px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Sebastián Piñera]]'''<br /><small>(1949–2024)</small>
| 11 March 2018
| 11 March 2022
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| 
| rowspan="2" |[[Independent politician|Independent]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2017 Chilean general election|2017]]{{efn|Supported by the center-right coalition [[Chile Vamos]]}}
|-
|colspan=2|{{age in years|2018|03|11|2022|03|11}} years
|-
! rowspan="2" |37{{efn|Youngest president.}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Retrato Oficial Presidente Boric Font (cropped).jpg|120x120px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Gabriel Boric]]'''<br /><small>(born 1986)</small>
| 11 March 2022
| 11 March 2026
| rowspan="2" style="background: linear-gradient({{party color|Social Convergence}} 58%, {{party color|Frente Amplio (Chilean political party)}} 58%);" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Social Convergence]]<hr />[[Frente Amplio (Chilean political party)|Frente Amplio]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2021 Chilean general election|2021]]{{efn|Supported by the left coalition [[Apruebo Dignidad]]}}
|-
|colspan=2|{{ayd|2022|03|11}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |38
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Presidente José Antonio Kast en marzo de 2026 (cropped).jpg|120x120px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[José Antonio Kast]]'''<br /><small>(born 1966)</small>
| 11 March 2026
| Incumbent
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#1C399B"| 
| rowspan="2" |[[Republican Party of Chile|Republican]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2025 Chilean general election|2025]]
|-
|colspan=2|{{ayd|2026|3|11}} 
|-
|}
== Living former presidents ==
There are four living former Chilean presidents:

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle 1999 (No background).png|'''[[Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle]]'''<br>(served 1994–2000)<br><small>{{birth date and age|mf=yes|1941|6|24}}</small>
File:Ricardo Lagos Escobar 2006 (No background).png|'''[[Ricardo Lagos]]'''<br>(served 2000–2006)<br><small>{{birth date and age|mf=yes|1936|3|2}}</small>
File:Portrait Michelle Bachelet.jpg|'''[[Michelle Bachelet]]'''<br>(served 2006–2010; 2014–2018)<br><small>{{birth date and age|mf=yes|1951|9|29}}</small>
File:Retrato Oficial Presidente Boric Font.jpg| '''[[Gabriel Boric]]'''<br>(served 2022–2026)<br><small>{{birth date and age|1986|2|11|mf=yes}}</small> 
</gallery>

The most recent death of a former President, was [[Sebastián Piñera]] on February 6, 2024, who served in the office from 2010 until 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022.

== President Of Chile Media ==
<gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''>
File:Juan Antonio Rios votando.JPG|[[Juan Antonio Ríos]] voting in the [[1942 Chilean presidential election|1942 election]], where he was elected as President

File:Michelle_Bachelet_asume_como_Presidenta,_11_de_marzo_de_2014.jpg|Both [[Michelle Bachelet]] (center) and [[Sebastián Piñera]] (right) were elected for two non-consecutive terms.

File:Aylwin Banda.jpg|President Patricio Aylwin (in office 1990–1994) wearing the [[presidential sash]] in his official portrait

File:Piocha de O'Higgins, Boric posesión.jpg|Valparaíso (Chile), 11 de marzo del 2022.- El presidente Guillermo Lasso, asistió a la asunción presidencial de Gabriel Boric. *Foto: Bolívar Parra / Presidencia de la República

File:Fiestas Patrias de Chile - Parada Militar.JPG|Juan Luis Sanfuentes arriving at the [[Great Military Parade of Chile|Dia de las Glorias del Ejercito]] in 1916

File:Fordgalaxie.JPG|Ford Galaxie 500, the presidential car used in ceremonies

File:Inauguración de Fonda Oficial (5013163916).jpg|Sebastián Piñera in the Balmaceda carriage on [[Fiestas Patrias (Chile)|Fiestas Patrias]] in 2010

File:21-05-2011_Discurso_Presidencial_del_21_de_mayo_(2).jpg|Sebastián Piñera in the Ford Galaxie on [[Navy Day (Chile)|Navy Day]] 2011
</gallery>
== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{reflist}}
== Other websites ==
* [http://www.gobiernodechile.cl Gobierno de Chile/Government of Chile]

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[[Category:Presidents of Chile| ]]
[[Category:Lists of national presidents|Chile]]
[[Category:Chile-related lists|Presidents]]