 Flag of the President of Chile 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. [edit] List of Heads of State of Chile (1810-Present) [edit] Government Juntas (1810-1814) [edit] Supreme Directors (1814) [edit] Governors and Captains-general (in opposition to 10 October 1814 and from 12 January 1817) [edit] Supreme Directors (1818-1826) | Term start | Term end | Name | Political Party | | 9 July 1826 | 9 September 1826 | Manuel Blanco Encalada (provisional) | | | 9 September 1826 | 1 February 1827 | Agustín Eyzaguirre (vice-president acting) | | | 1 February 1827 | 8 May 1827 | Ramón Freire (1st time) (provisional (in rebellion from 25 January 1827) to 15 February 1827) | Liberal Party | | 8 May 1827 | 16 July 1829 | Francisco Antonio Pinto (1st time, vice-president acting) | Liberal Party | | 16 July 1829 | 19 October 1829 | Francisco Ramón Vicuña (1st time, vice-president acting) | | | 19 October 1829 | 2 November 1829 | Francisco Antonio Pinto (2nd time) | Liberal Party | | 2 November 1829 | 7 November 1829 | Francisco Ramón Vicuña (2nd time, vice-president acting) | | | 7 November 1829 | 13 November 1829 | Ramón Freire (2nd time, President of the Government Junta) | Liberal Party | | 8 November 1829 | 7 December 1829 | Francisco Ramón Vicuña (3rd time) (vice-president acting (in rebellion to 13 November 1829)) | | | 7 December 1829 | 24 December 1829 | Ramón Freire (3rd time, in charge of the Executive) | Liberal Party | | 24 December 1829 | 18 February 1830 | José Tomás Ovalle (1st time, President of the Government Junta) | Conservative Party | | 18 February 1830 | 1 April 1830 | Francisco Ruiz-Tagle (provisional) | | | 1 April 1830 | 21 March 1831 | José Tomás Ovalle (2nd time, acting) | Conservative Party | | 21 March 1831 | 18 September 1831 | Fernando Errázuriz ("accidental" to 22 March 1831, then acting) | | | 18 September 1831 | 18 September 1841 | José Joaquín Prieto | Conservative Party | | 18 September 1841 | 18 September 1851 | Manuel Bulnes | Conservative Party | | 18 September 1851 | 18 September 1861 | Manuel Montt | Conservative Party | | 18 September 1861 | 18 September 1871 | José Joaquín Pérez | Conservative Party | | 18 September 1871 | 18 September 1876 | Federico Errázuriz Zañartu | Liberal Party | | 18 September 1876 | 18 September 1881 | Aníbal Pinto | Liberal Party | | 18 September 1881 | 18 September 1886 | Domingo Santa María | Liberal Party | | 18 September 1886 | 29 August 1891 | José Manuel Balmaceda | Liberal Party | | 29 August 1891 | 31 August 1891 | Manuel Baquedano ("accidental" Chief of State) | Military | | 31 August 1891 | 18 September 1896 | Jorge Montt (President of Junta (in rebellion from 12 April 1891) to 10 November 1891; Head of the Executive to 26 December 1891) | Military | | 18 September 1896 | 12 July 1901 | Federico Errázuriz Echaurren | Liberal Party | | 12 July 1901 | 18 September 1901 | Aníbal Zañartu (vice-president acting) | Liberal Party | | 18 September 1901 | 18 September 1906 | Germán Riesco | Liberal Alliance | | 18 September 1906 | 16 August 1910 | Pedro Montt | National Party | | 16 August 1910 | 6 September 1910 | Elías Fernández (vice-president acting) | Conservative Party | | 6 September 1910 | 23 December 1910 | Emiliano Figueroa (1st time, vice-president acting) | Liberal Party | | 23 December 1910 | 23 December 1915 | Ramón Barros Luco | Liberal Alliance | | 23 December 1915 | 23 December 1920 | Juan Luis Sanfuentes | Liberal Democratic Party | | 23 December 1920 | 12 September 1924 | Arturo Alessandri (1st time) | Liberal Party | | 12 September 1924 | 23 January 1925 | Luis Altamirano (junta chairman) | Military | | 23 January 1925 | 27 January 1925 | Pedro Dartnell (junta chairman) | Military | | 27 January 1925 | 1 October 1925 | Arturo Alessandri (2nd time) | Liberal Party | | 1 October 1925 | 23 December 1925 | Luis Barros Borgoño (vice-president acting) | Liberal Party | | 23 December 1925 | 10 May 1927 | Emiliano Figueroa (2nd time) | Liberal Party | | 10 May 1927 | 29 July 1931 | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1st time, acting to 21 July 1927) | Military | | 29 July 1931 | 4 June 1932 | Juan Esteban Montero (vice-president acting to 4 December 1931) | Radical Party | [edit] Last election e • d Summary of the 11 December 2005 and 15 January 2006 Chilean presidential election results | Candidates and nominating parties | 1st round | 2nd round | | Votes | % | Votes | % | | Michelle Bachelet Jeria – Socialist Party of Chile/CPD | 3,190,691 | 45.96 | 3,723,019 | 53.49 | | Sebastián Piñera Echenique – National Renewal | 1,763,694 | 25.41 | 3,236,394 | 46.50 | | Joaquín Lavín Infante – Independent Democratic Union | 1,612,608 | 23.23 | | | Tomás Hirsch Goldschmidt – Humanist Party/JPM | 375,048 | 5.40 | | Total valid votes | 6,942,041 | 100.00 | 6,959,413 | 100.00 | | Null votes | 180,485 | 2.50 | 154.972 | 2.16 | | Blank votes | 84,752 | 1.18 | 47,960 | 0.67 | | Total votes (Turnout 87.67% / 87.12%) | 7,207,278 | 100.00 | 7,162,345 | 100.00 | | Total voters enrolled | 8,220,897 | — | 8,220,897 | — | | Source: Tricel, Tricel | [edit] External links
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