Ministry of the Interior (Chile)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of the Interior and Public Security is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of "maintaining public order, security and social peace" within Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. It is also charged with planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling, and informing the domestic policies formulated by the President of Chile
President of Chile
The President of the Republic of Chile is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Chile. The President is responsible of the government and state administration...

. As responsible for local government, the minister supervises all non-elected regional authorities.

The present Minister of the Interior is Rodrigo Hinzpeter
Rodrigo Hinzpeter
Rodrigo Javier Hinzpeter Kirberg is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was one of the founders of National Renewal, a center-right political party...

 (as of March 11, 2010). His Undersecretary of the Interior is Rodrigo Ubilla Mackenney and the Undersecretary of Regional Development is Miguel Flores Vargas. In the absence (because of travel, death, or other impediment) of the President of Chile
President of Chile
The President of the Republic of Chile is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Chile. The President is responsible of the government and state administration...

, the Minister of the Interior becomes Vice-President.

History

During the first days of the independence movements, the senior "secretary" of the respective Junta would function as the Secretary of Government. The office officially first came to be on October 27, 1812, when it was one of the two secretariats created by the Constitutional Norms approved on that date. It was then named Secretariat of the Interior. It was abolished in 1814 by the Spanish authorities when, after the Battle of Rancagua, they re-asserted royal power.

In 1818, after independence, the secretariat was re-established, but this time as a "Ministry of Government" (1817-1818) later renamed "Ministry of the Interior and Foreign Affairs" (1829-1871). During this period, its functions normally subsumed the future Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was separated as an independent government administration in 1871. This ministry has undergone several reorganizations during its long history, reflected in its different names:
  • Ministry of Government (1817-1818)
  • Ministry of Government and Foreign Affairs (1818-1829)
  • Ministry of the Interior and Foreign Affairs (1829-1871)
  • Ministry of the Interior (1871 - 2011)
  • Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (2011 - present)


The function of chief of government was un-officially assumed by the Minister of the Interior and Public Security (1891-1925).

Patria Vieja period

Picture Name Entered Office Exited Office Notes Appointed by
José Gaspar Marín Esquivel September 18, 1810 July 4, 1811 Served concurrently Government Junta
of the Kingdom of Chile
Government Junta of Chile (1810)
Government Junta of the Kingdom of Chile , also known as the First Government Junta, was the organ established to rule Chile following the deposition and imprisonment of King Ferdinand VII by Napoleon Bonaparte...

José Gregorio Argomedo Montero
Manuel Joaquín de Valdivieso Maciel August 10, 1811 September 4, 1811 Second Junta
Government Junta of Chile (August 1811)
Government Junta of Chile , also known as the Executive Junta or the Second Government Junta, was the organ established to rule Chile following the convocatory of a National Congress.-Background:...

Agustín Vial Santelices September 4, 1811 November 15, 1811 Served concurrently Third Junta
José Gregorio Argomedo Montero
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoyza December 16, 1811 April 2, 1812 Fifth Junta
Government Junta of Chile (December 1811)
Government Junta of Chile , was the political structure established to rule Chile following a Military Coup organized by José Miguel Carrera. It lasted until replaced by the Superior Governmental Junta.-External links:*...

Agustín Vial Santelices April 2, 1812 October 2, 1812 Sixth Junta
October 27, 1812 April 1, 1813 Secretary of the Interior
Manuel de Salas Corbalán April 1, 1813 April 13, 1813 Served concurrently Government Junta
of Chile (April 1813)
Mariano Egaña Fabres
Mariano Egaña
Mariano Egaña Fabres was a Chilean lawyer, conservative politician and the main writer of the Chilean Constitution of 1833....

April 13, 1813 March 9, 1814 Secretary of Government
José María Villareal March 14, 1814 July 23, 1814 Secretary of Government Francisco de la Lastra
Francisco de la Lastra
General Francisco de la Lastra y de la Sotta was a Chilean military officer and the first Supreme Director of Chile .-Biography:...

Bernardo de Vera y Pintado July 23, 1814 August 10, 1814 Secretary of Government and Finance Government Junta
of Chile (July 1814)
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoyza August 10, 1814 October 2, 1814 Secretary of Government and Finance


Ministers of Government and Foreign Affairs

Picture Name Entered Office Exited Office Notes Appointed by
Miguel Zañartu y Santa María February 18, 1817 August 1, 1818 Bernardo O'Higgins
Bernardo O'Higgins
Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean independence leader who, together with José de San Martín, freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile , he is considered one of Chile's founding fathers, as he was the first holder...

Antonio José de Irisarri Alonso
Antonio José de Irisarri
Antonio José de Irisarri Alonso , was a Guatemalan statesman, journalist and Interim Supreme Director of Chile . He is considered one of the fathers of Chilean journalism together with Fr. Camilo Henríquez....

August 1, 1818 October 30, 1818
Joaquín Echeverría Larraín October 30, 1818 January 28, 1823
Mariano Egaña Fabres
Mariano Egaña
Mariano Egaña Fabres was a Chilean lawyer, conservative politician and the main writer of the Chilean Constitution of 1833....

January 28, 1823 July 12, 1824 Government Junta
Government Junta of Chile (1823)
Government Junta of Chile , was the political structure established to rule Chile following the resignation of Supreme Director Bernardo O'Higgins...

Francisco Antonio Pinto Díaz
Francisco Antonio Pinto
Francisco Antonio Pinto y Díaz de la Puente was a Chilean political figure. He was twice President of Chile between 1827 and 1829.-Early life:He was born in Santiago, the son of Joaquín Pinto and Mercedes Díaz de la Puente...

July 12, 1824 February 22, 1825 Ramón Freire
Francisco Ramón Vicuña Larraín
Francisco Ramón Vicuña
Francisco Ramón de Vicuña Larraín was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as acting President of Chile in 1829. Francisco Vicuña was of Basque descent.-Early life:...

February 22, 1825 June 18, 1825
Juan de Dios Vial del Río June 18, 1825 October 9, 1825
Joaquín Campino Salamanca October 9, 1825 March 8, 1826
Ventura Blanco Encalada
Ventura Blanco Encalada
Ventura Blanco y Calvo de Encalada was a Chilean political figure.Blanco Encalada was born in Chuquisaca, Bolivia, the son of Manuel Lorenzo Blanco Cicerón and of Mercedes Calvo de Encalada y Recabarren...

March 8, 1826 October 20, 1826
Manuel José Gandarillas Guzmán October 20, 1826 March 8, 1827 Agustín Eyzaguirre
José Miguel del Solar Marín March 8, 1827 December 13, 1827 Ramón Freire
Carlos Rodríguez Erdoyza December 13, 1827 July 16, 1829 Francisco Antonio Pinto
Francisco Antonio Pinto
Francisco Antonio Pinto y Díaz de la Puente was a Chilean political figure. He was twice President of Chile between 1827 and 1829.-Early life:He was born in Santiago, the son of Joaquín Pinto and Mercedes Díaz de la Puente...

Melchor José Ramos Font
Melchor José Ramos
Melchor José Ramos was a Chilean political figure and journalist?. He founded the El Cometa political newspaper in 1827.He died on April 19, 1832 aged just 27.-References:...

July 16, 1829 November 9, 1829 Francisco Ramón Vicuña
Francisco Ramón Vicuña
Francisco Ramón de Vicuña Larraín was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as acting President of Chile in 1829. Francisco Vicuña was of Basque descent.-Early life:...

José Nicolás de la Cerda Santiago Concha
José Nicolás de la Cerda
José Nicolás de la Cerda Concha Santiago, Born in Santiago in 1767. Died in the same city in 1847. Chilean politician and aristocrat. Son of Nicholas de la Cerda y Sanchez de Barreda and Nicolasa de Santiago Concha y Lobaton.-Biography:...

November 9, 1829 December 7, 1829


Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs

Picture Name Entered Office Exited Office Notes Appointed by
Juan Francisco Meneses Echanes
Juan Francisco Meneses
Juan Francisco Meneses Echanes was a Chilean priest and political figure.-Early life:Meneses was born in Santiago, the son of José Ignacio Meneses and of Micaela Echanes...

February 20, 1830 April 5, 1830 Francisco Ruiz-Tagle
Francisco Ruiz-Tagle
Francisco Antonio Pascual de la Ascensión Ruiz de Tagle y Portales was a Chilean political figure. In 1830, he was briefly president of the country. Provisional President of Republic of Chile elected by Congress.-Biography:...

Diego Portales Palazuelos
Diego Portales
Diego José Pedro Víctor Portales Palazuelos was a Chilean statesman and entrepreneur. As a minister of president José Joaquín Prieto Diego Portales played a pivotal role in shaping the state and government politics in the 19th century, delivering with the Constitution of 1833 the framework of the...

April 5, 1830 August 31, 1831 Appointed by José Tomás Ovalle
José Tomás Ovalle
José Tomás Ovalle y Bezanilla was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as provisional president of Chile.-Early life:...

Reappointed by Fernando Errázuriz
Fernando Errázuriz
Fernando de Errázuriz y Martínez de Aldunate , also known as Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate, was a Chilean political figure. He served as provisional president of Chile in 1831. He was of Basque descent....

Ramón Errázuriz Aldunate August 31, 1831 May 17, 1832 José Joaquín Prieto
José Joaquín Prieto
José Joaquín Prieto Vial was a Chilean military and political figure. He was twice President of Chile between 1831 and 1841. José Joaquín Prieto was of Spanish and Basque descent.-Early life:...

Joaquín Tocornal Jiménez
Joaquín Tocornal
Joaquín Tocornal Jiménez was a Chilean political figure. He served several times as minister, and participated actively in the war of independence in that country....

May 17, 1832 November 9, 1835
Diego Portales Palazuelos
Diego Portales
Diego José Pedro Víctor Portales Palazuelos was a Chilean statesman and entrepreneur. As a minister of president José Joaquín Prieto Diego Portales played a pivotal role in shaping the state and government politics in the 19th century, delivering with the Constitution of 1833 the framework of the...

November 9, 1835 June 6, 1837 Interim
Joaquín Tocornal Jiménez
Joaquín Tocornal
Joaquín Tocornal Jiménez was a Chilean political figure. He served several times as minister, and participated actively in the war of independence in that country....

June 7, 1837 July 25, 1840
Manuel Montt Torres
Manuel Montt
Manuel Francisco Antonio Julián Montt Torres was a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861.-Biography:...

July 25, 1840 March 27, 1841
José Miguel Yrarrázaval Alcalde March 27, 1841 May 19, 1841
Ramón Luis Yrarrázaval Alcalde May 19, 1841 April 10, 1845 Appointed by
Reappointed by Manuel Bulnes
Manuel Bulnes
-Sources:* Juan B. Alberdi, Biografia de general Bulnes...

Manuel Montt Torres
Manuel Montt
Manuel Francisco Antonio Julián Montt Torres was a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861.-Biography:...

April 10, 1845 September 18, 1846
Manuel Camilo Vial Formas September 18, 1846 June 12, 1849
José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano
José Joaquín Pérez
José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1861 and 1871....

June 12, 1849 April 19, 1850
Antonio Varas de la Barra
Antonio Varas
Antonio Varas de la Barra was a Chilean political figure, statesman and conservative politician. He served several times as minister....

April 19, 1850 September 18, 1856 Appointed by
Reappointed by Manuel Montt
Manuel Montt
Manuel Francisco Antonio Julián Montt Torres was a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861.-Biography:...

Francisco Javier Ovalle Bezanilla September 29, 1857 September 18, 1856
Jerónimo Urmeneta García-Abello September 29, 1857 May 1, 1860
Antonio Varas de la Barra
Antonio Varas
Antonio Varas de la Barra was a Chilean political figure, statesman and conservative politician. He served several times as minister....

May 1, 1860 September 18, 1861
Manuel Alcalde Velasco
Manuel Alcalde
Manuel Alcalde Fornieles was a male race walker from Spain. He represented his native country twice at the Olympic Games: 1984 and 1988. He was born and died in Guadix, Granada.-Achievements:-References:*...

September 18, 1861 July 9, 1862 José Joaquín Pérez
José Joaquín Pérez
José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1861 and 1871....

Manuel Antonio Tocornal y Grez July 9, 1862 May 10, 1864
Alvaro Covarrubias Ortúzar May 10, 1864 September 8, 1866 Minister of the Interior
September 8, 1866 September 26, 1867
Francisco Vargas Fontecilla
Francisco Vargas
Francisco Javier Vargas Peláez is a Mexican amateur boxer. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at lightweight.-Amateur career:At the 2006 Central American games, Vargas lost to eventual winner Yordenis Ugas 7:14...

September 26, 1867 November 13, 1868
Miguel Luis Amunátegui Aldunate November 13, 1868 August 2, 1870
Belisario Prats Pérez August 2, 1870 September 18, 1871
Eulogio Altamirano Aracena September 18, 1871 December 2, 1871 Federico Errázuriz Zañartu
Federico Errázuriz Zañartu
Federico Marcos del Rosario Errázuriz Zañartu was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1871 and 1876. He was born in Santiago in 1825 and died there in 1877. Errázuriz was of Basque descent....



Ministers of the Interior

Picture Name Entered Office Exited Office Notes Appointed by
Eulogio Altamirano Aracena December 2, 1871 September 18, 1876 Federico Errázuriz Zañartu
Federico Errázuriz Zañartu
Federico Marcos del Rosario Errázuriz Zañartu was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1871 and 1876. He was born in Santiago in 1825 and died there in 1877. Errázuriz was of Basque descent....

José Victorino Lastarria Santander September 18, 1876 October 27, 1877 Aníbal Pinto
Aníbal Pinto
Aníbal Pinto Garmendia was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1876 and 1881.-Early life:...

Pedro Vicente Reyes Palazuelos
Vicente Reyes
Pedro Vicente Reyes Palazuelos , was a Chilean lawyer, journalist, political figure, and candidate during the 1896 presidential election....

October 27, 1877 August 5, 1878
Belisario Prats Pérez August 5, 1878 April 17, 1879
Antonio Varas de la Barra
Antonio Varas
Antonio Varas de la Barra was a Chilean political figure, statesman and conservative politician. He served several times as minister....

April 17, 1879 August 20, 1879
Domingo Santa María González
Domingo Santa María
Domingo Santa María González was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1881 and 1886.-Early life:...

August 20, 1879 June 16, 1880
Manuel José Recabarren Rencoret
Manuel Recabarren
Manuel Martín José Recabarren Rencoret was a Chilean political figure and liberal politician. He served several times as minister....

June 16, 1880 September 18, 1881
José Francisco Vergara Donoso September 18, 1881 April 12, 1882 Domingo Santa María
Domingo Santa María
Domingo Santa María González was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1881 and 1886.-Early life:...

José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández
José Manuel Balmaceda
José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández was the 11th President of Chile from September 18, 1886 to August 29, 1891. Balmaceda was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile...

April 12, 1882 September 3, 1885
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...

September 3, 1885 October 22, 1885
José Ignacio Vergara Urzúa October 22, 1885 September 18, 1886
Eusebio Lillo Robles September 18, 1886 November 30, 1886 José Manuel Balmaceda
José Manuel Balmaceda
José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández was the 11th President of Chile from September 18, 1886 to August 29, 1891. Balmaceda was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile...

Carlos Antúnez González November 30, 1886 June 28, 1887
Aníbal Zañartu Zañartu
Aníbal Zañartu
Aníbal Zañartu Zañartu was a Chilean political figure. He served several times as minister and as Vice President in 1901....

June 28, 1887 April 13, 1888
Pedro Lucio Cuadra Luque
Pedro Lucio Cuadra
Pedro Lucio Cuadra was a Chilean engineer and politician. He studied in the university of his native city, and when still very young was attached to the scientific commission that the government appointed to make a geographical study of the Chilean territory, his personal efforts assuring the...

April 13, 1888 November 2, 1888
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...

November 2, 1888 June 11, 1889
Demetrio Lastarria Villarreal June 11, 1889 October 23, 1889
Ramón Donoso Vergara October 23, 1889 November 7, 1889
Mariano Sánchez Fontecilla November 7, 1889 January 21, 1890
Adolfo Ibáñez Gutiérrez
Adolfo Ibáñez
Adolfo Ibáñez Gutiérrez was a Chilean political figure, who served as minister and diplomat.He was born in Santiago, the son of Gregorio Ibáñez Salces and of Mercedes Gutiérrez de Miers. After completing his studies in his native city, he graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on...

January 21, 1890 May 30, 1890
Enrique Salvador Sanfuentes Andonaegui May 30, 1890 August 7, 1890
Belisario Prats Pérez August 7, 1890 October 15, 1890
Claudio Vicuña Guerrero October 15, 1890 March 12, 1891
Domingo Godoy Cruz March 12, 1891 March 29, 1891
Julio Bañados Espinoza March 29, 1891 August 29, 1891
Manuel José Yrarrázaval Larraín September 7, 1891 December 31, 1891 Revolutionary Junta of Iquique
Government Junta of Chile (1891)
Revolutionary Junta of Iquique , was the political structure established to challenge the power of Chilean President José Manuel Balmaceda following the insurrection of the navy that started the Chilean Civil War...

Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...

December 31, 1891 March 14, 1892 Jorge Montt
Jorge Montt
Jorge Montt Álvarez was vice-admiral of the Chilean Navy and president of Chile from 1891 to 1896.-Early life:...

Eduardo Matte Pérez March 14, 1892 July 9, 1892
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...

July 9, 1892 April 22, 1893
Pedro Montt Montt
Pedro Montt
Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probable stroke in 1910...

April 22, 1893 April 26, 1894
Enrique Mac-Iver Rodríguez April 26, 1894 December 7, 1894
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...

December 7, 1894 August 1, 1895
Manuel José Recabarren Rencoret
Manuel Recabarren
Manuel Martín José Recabarren Rencoret was a Chilean political figure and liberal politician. He served several times as minister....

August 1, 1895 November 24, 1895
Osvaldo Rengifo Vial November 24, 1895 September 18, 1896
Aníbal Zañartu Zañartu
Aníbal Zañartu
Aníbal Zañartu Zañartu was a Chilean political figure. He served several times as minister and as Vice President in 1901....

September 18, 1896 November 26, 1896 Federico Errázuriz Echaurren
Federico Errázuriz Echaurren
Federico Errázuriz Echaurren was a Chilean political figure. Born in Santiago, he served as President of Chile between 1896 and his death in 1901. Federico Errázuriz was of Basque descent.-Early life:...

Carlos Antúnez González November 26, 1896 June 26, 1897
Augusto Orrego Luco June 26, 1897 August 25, 1897
Antonio Valdés Cuevas August 25, 1897 April 14, 1898
Carlos Walker Martínez April 14, 1898 June 27, 1899
Raimundo Silva Cruz June 27, 1899 September 2, 1899
Rafael Sotomayor Gaete
Rafael Sotomayor Gaete
Rafael Segundo Sotomayor Gaete was a Chilean politician and several times minister.He was born in Cauquenes, the son of Rafael Sotomayor Baeza and of Pabla del Carmen Gaete Ruiz. He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on January 7, 1871...

September 2, 1899 November 27, 1899
Elías Fernández Albano
Elías Fernández
Elías Fernández y Albano was a Chilean politician, who was acting president of Chile from August 6, 1910 until his death....

November 27, 1899 November 3, 1900
Mariano Sánchez Fontecilla November 3, 1900 December 27, 1900
Juan Antonio Orrego December 27, 1900 March 14, 1901
Domingo Amunátegui Rivera March 14, 1901 May 1, 1901
Aníbal Zañartu Zañartu
Aníbal Zañartu
Aníbal Zañartu Zañartu was a Chilean political figure. He served several times as minister and as Vice President in 1901....

March 14, 1901 July 12, 1901
Luis Martiniano Rodríguez Herrera July 12, 1901 September 18, 1901 Interim Aníbal Zañartu
Aníbal Zañartu
Aníbal Zañartu Zañartu was a Chilean political figure. He served several times as minister and as Vice President in 1901....

Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...

September 18, 1901 November 19, 1901 Germán Riesco
Germán Riesco
Germán Riesco Errázuriz was a Chilean political figure, and he served as President of Chile between 1901 and 1906.-Early life:...

Ismael Tocornal Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal Tocornal, GCMG was a Chilean politician and diplomat, and the first Governor of the Central Bank of Chile....

November 19, 1901 May 6, 1902
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...

May 6, 1902 November 20, 1902
Elías Fernández Albano
Elías Fernández
Elías Fernández y Albano was a Chilean politician, who was acting president of Chile from August 6, 1910 until his death....

November 20, 1902 April 4, 1903
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...

April 4, 1903 June 10, 1903
Rafael Sotomayor Gaete
Rafael Sotomayor Gaete
Rafael Segundo Sotomayor Gaete was a Chilean politician and several times minister.He was born in Cauquenes, the son of Rafael Sotomayor Baeza and of Pabla del Carmen Gaete Ruiz. He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on January 7, 1871...

June 10, 1903 September 1, 1903
Ricardo Matte Pérez September 1, 1903 October 23, 1903
Arturo Besa Navarro October 23, 1903 January 10, 1904
Rafael Valentín Errázuriz Urmeneta
Rafael Valentín Errázuriz
Rafael Valentín Errázuriz Urmeneta was a Chilean politician and diplomat. Rafael Errázuriz was of Basque descent....

January 10, 1904 March 12, 1904
Manuel Egidio Ballesteros March 12, 1904 April 12, 1904
Rafael Sotomayor Gaete
Rafael Sotomayor Gaete
Rafael Segundo Sotomayor Gaete was a Chilean politician and several times minister.He was born in Cauquenes, the son of Rafael Sotomayor Baeza and of Pabla del Carmen Gaete Ruiz. He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on January 7, 1871...

April 12, 1904 October 30, 1904
Emilio Bello Codesido
Emilio Bello
Emilio Bello Codecido was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and President of the Government Junta that ruled Chile in 1925.He was the son of Andrés Ricardo Bello, and grandson of Andres Bello. He did his early studies at the Colegio inglés, the Instituto Nacional and the Universidad de Chile, graduating...

October 30, 1904 March 18, 1905
José Rafael Balmaceda Fernández
José Rafael Balmaceda
José Rafael del Carmen Balmaceda Fernández was a Chilean politician, diplomat and brother of President José Manuel Balmaceda. He was of Basque descent....

March 18, 1905 August 1, 1905
Juan Antonio Orrego August 1, 1905 October 21, 1905
Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal October 21, 1905 March 19, 1906
José Ramón Gutiérrez Martínez March 19, 1906 May 7, 1906
Manuel Salinas González May 7, 1906 September 18, 1906
Javier Angel Figueroa Larraín
Javier Ángel Figueroa
Javier Ángel Figueroa was a Chilean lawyer and politician....

September 18, 1906 October 29, 1906 Pedro Montt
Pedro Montt
Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probable stroke in 1910...

Vicente Santa Cruz Vargas October 29, 1906 June 12, 1907
Luis Antonio Vergara Ruiz June 12, 1907 October 25, 1907
Rafael Sotomayor Gaete
Rafael Sotomayor Gaete
Rafael Segundo Sotomayor Gaete was a Chilean politician and several times minister.He was born in Cauquenes, the son of Rafael Sotomayor Baeza and of Pabla del Carmen Gaete Ruiz. He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on January 7, 1871...

October 25, 1907 August 29, 1908
Javier Angel Figueroa Larraín
Javier Ángel Figueroa
Javier Ángel Figueroa was a Chilean lawyer and politician....

August 29, 1908 January 22, 1909
Eduardo Charme Fernández January 22, 1909 June 15, 1909
Enrique Rodríguez Carmona June 15, 1909 September 15, 1909
Ismael Tocornal Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal Tocornal, GCMG was a Chilean politician and diplomat, and the first Governor of the Central Bank of Chile....

September 15, 1909 June 25, 1910
Agustín Edwards Mac Clure
Agustín Edwards Mac Clure
Agustín Edwards McClure was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and businessman, and founder of the Santiago edition of El Mercurio newspaper....

June 25, 1910 July 8, 1910
Elías Fernández Albano
Elías Fernández
Elías Fernández y Albano was a Chilean politician, who was acting president of Chile from August 6, 1910 until his death....

July 8, 1910 August 9, 1910
Luis Izquierdo Fredes August 9, 1910 November 10, 1910 Interim Elías Fernández
Elías Fernández
Elías Fernández y Albano was a Chilean politician, who was acting president of Chile from August 6, 1910 until his death....

Enrique Rodríguez Carmona November 10, 1910 December 23, 1910 Emiliano Figueroa
Emiliano Figueroa
Emiliano Figueroa Larraín was President of Chile from December 23, 1925 until his resignation on May 10, 1927. He also served as Acting president for a few months on 1910.-Biography:...

Maximiliano Ibáñez Ibáñez December 23, 1910 January 11, 1911 Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...

Rafael Orrego González January 11, 1911 August 15, 1911
José Ramón Gutiérrez Martínez August 15, 1911 January 6, 1912
Abraham Ovalle Ovalle January 6, 1912 January 23, 1912
Ismael Tocornal Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal Tocornal, GCMG was a Chilean politician and diplomat, and the first Governor of the Central Bank of Chile....

January 23, 1912 May 29, 1912
Guillermo Rivera Cotapos May 29, 1912 August 8, 1912
Guillermo Barros Jara August 8, 1912 June 15, 1913
Manuel Rivas Vicuña June 15, 1913 November 16, 1913
Rafael Orrego González November 16, 1913 September 6, 1914
Eduardo Charme Fernández September 6, 1914 September 15, 1914
Guillermo Barros Jara September 15, 1914 December 15, 1914
Pedro Nicolás Montenegro December 15, 1914 March 29, 1915
Enrique Rodríguez Carmona March 29, 1915 June 7, 1915
Enrique Villegas Echiburú June 7, 1915 December 15, 1915
Guillermo Barros Jara December 15, 1915 December 23, 1915
José Elías Balmaceda Fernández December 23, 1915 January 8, 1916 Juan Luis Sanfuentes
Juan Luis Sanfuentes
Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui was President of Chile between 1915 and 1920. He was son of writer and politician Salvador Sanfuentes Torres and Matilde Andonaegui....

Maximiliano Ibáñez Ibáñez January 8, 1916 July 1, 1916
Luis Izquierdo Fredes July 1, 1916 November 20, 1916
Enrique Zañartu Prieto November 20, 1916 July 14, 1917
Ismael Tocornal Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal Tocornal, GCMG was a Chilean politician and diplomat, and the first Governor of the Central Bank of Chile....

July 14, 1917 October 13, 1917
Eliodoro Yáñez Ponce de León
Eliodoro Yáñez
Eliodoro Yáñez Ponce de León was a Chilean journalist, lawyer, and politician, and was one of the founders of La Nación newspaper. He also served several times as minister and as President of the Senate of Chile....

October 13, 1917 January 18, 1918
Domingo Amunátegui Solar January 18, 1918 April 22, 1918
Arturo Alessandri Palma
Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938....

April 22, 1918 September 6, 1918
Pedro García de la Huerta Izquierdo September 6, 1918 November 28, 1918
Armando Quezada Acharán November 28, 1918 May 3, 1919
Anselmo Hevia Riquelme May 3, 1919 July 9, 1919
Luis Serrano Arrieta July 9, 1919 September 23, 1919
Enrique Bermúdez de la Paz September 23, 1919 November 8, 1919
José Florencio Valdés Cuevas November 8, 1919 March 29, 1920
Pedro Nicolás Montenegro March 29, 1920 June 16, 1920
Federico Puga Borne June 16, 1920 July 1, 1920
Pedro García de la Huerta Izquierdo July 1, 1920 December 23, 1920
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Pedro Aguirre Cerda was a Chilean political figure. A member of the Radical Party, he was chosen as the Popular Front's candidate for the 1938 presidential election, and was triumphally elected. He governed Chile until his death in 1941...

December 23, 1920 August 16, 1921 Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938....

Héctor Arancibia Lazo August 16, 1921 November 3, 1921
Ismael Tocornal Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal Tocornal, GCMG was a Chilean politician and diplomat, and the first Governor of the Central Bank of Chile....

November 3, 1921 March 22, 1922
Jorge Matte Gormaz March 22, 1922 April 1, 1922
Armando Jaramillo Valderrama April 1, 1922 August 29, 1922
Antonio Huneeus Gana August 29, 1922 October 16, 1922
Luis Izquierdo Fredes October 16, 1922 December 21, 1922
Manuel Rivas Vicuña December 21, 1922 January 12, 1923
Francisco Garcés Gana January 12, 1923 March 16, 1923
Cornelio Saavedra Montt March 16, 1923 June 15, 1923
Carlos Ruiz Bahamonde June 15, 1923 July 2, 1923
Domingo Amunátegui Solar July 2, 1923 January 4, 1924
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Pedro Aguirre Cerda was a Chilean political figure. A member of the Radical Party, he was chosen as the Popular Front's candidate for the 1938 presidential election, and was triumphally elected. He governed Chile until his death in 1941...

January 4, 1924 February 1, 1924
José Maza Fernández February 1, 1924 March 25, 1924
Cornelio Saavedra Montt March 25, 1924 July 22, 1924
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Pedro Aguirre Cerda was a Chilean political figure. A member of the Radical Party, he was chosen as the Popular Front's candidate for the 1938 presidential election, and was triumphally elected. He governed Chile until his death in 1941...

July 22, 1924 September 5, 1924
Luis Altamirano Talavera
Luis Altamirano
Division General Luis Altamirano Talavera was a Chilean military officer, minister, Vice President of the Republic and finally President of the Government Junta of Chile between 1924 and 1925....

September 5, 1924 September 12, 1924
Alcibíades Roldán Alvarez September 12, 1924 December 19, 1924 September Junta
Government Junta of Chile (1924)
Government Junta of Chile , was the political structure established to rule Chile following the military coup that overthrew President Arturo Alessandri...

Rafael Luis Barahona San Martín December 19, 1924 January 23, 1925
Armando Jaramillo Valderrama January 29, 1925 August 27, 1925 January Junta
Government Junta of Chile (1925)
Government Junta of Chile , was the political structure established to restore power to President Arturo Alessandri, after he had been deposed in 1924. On January 23, 1925, a military movement of young officers, wrestled power from the previous September Junta...

Francisco Mardones August 27, 1925 October 1, 1925 Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938....

Luis Barros Borgoño
Luis Barros Borgoño
Luis Barros Borgoño was a Chilean politician who served as Vice President of Chile in 1925.Born in Santiago, he was son of Manuel Barros Arana and Eugenia Borgoño Vergara...

October 1, 1925 October 2, 1925
Manuel Véliz October 2, 1925 December 23, 1925 Luis Barros Borgoño
Luis Barros Borgoño
Luis Barros Borgoño was a Chilean politician who served as Vice President of Chile in 1925.Born in Santiago, he was son of Manuel Barros Arana and Eugenia Borgoño Vergara...

Maximiliano Ibáñez Ibáñez December 23, 1925 November 20, 1926 Emiliano Figueroa
Emiliano Figueroa
Emiliano Figueroa Larraín was President of Chile from December 23, 1925 until his resignation on May 10, 1927. He also served as Acting president for a few months on 1910.-Biography:...

Manuel Rivas Vicuña November 20, 1926 February 22, 1927
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo was a Chilean Army officer and political figure. He served as dictator between 1927 and 1931 and as constitutional President from 1952 to 1958.- The coups of 1924 and 1925 :...

February 22, 1927 April 8, 1927
Carlos Frödden Lorenzen
Carlos Frödden
Carlos Frödden Lorenzen was a Chilean Navy officer and politician.He was born in Coronel, the son of Federico Frodden and Carolina Lorenzen. He studied at the Liceo in Lebu and at the Naval Academy where he graduated in 1906 earning the silver medal, second highest award...

April 8, 1927 May 23, 1927 Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo was a Chilean Army officer and political figure. He served as dictator between 1927 and 1931 and as constitutional President from 1952 to 1958.- The coups of 1924 and 1925 :...

Enrique Balmaceda Toro
Enrique Balmaceda
Enrique Balmaceda , born José Enrique Balmaceda Toro, was a Chilean politician, diplomat and son of President José Manuel Balmaceda...

May 23, 1927 June 5, 1928
Guillermo Edwards Matte June 5, 1928 September 3, 1929
Enrique Bermúdez de la Paz September 3, 1929 February 26, 1930
David Hermosilla February 26, 1930 August 5, 1930
Carlos Frödden Lorenzen
Carlos Frödden
Carlos Frödden Lorenzen was a Chilean Navy officer and politician.He was born in Coronel, the son of Federico Frodden and Carolina Lorenzen. He studied at the Liceo in Lebu and at the Naval Academy where he graduated in 1906 earning the silver medal, second highest award...

August 5, 1930 July 13, 1931
Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez
Juan Esteban Montero
Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as president of Chile between 1931 and 1932.-Early life:...

July 13, 1931 July 22, 1931 Minister of the Interior and Social Welfare
Miguel Letelier Espínola July 22, 1931 July 23, 1931 Minister of the Interior and Public Education
Carlos Frödden Lorenzen
Carlos Frödden
Carlos Frödden Lorenzen was a Chilean Navy officer and politician.He was born in Coronel, the son of Federico Frodden and Carolina Lorenzen. He studied at the Liceo in Lebu and at the Naval Academy where he graduated in 1906 earning the silver medal, second highest award...

July 23, 1931 July 26, 1931
Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez
Juan Esteban Montero
Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as president of Chile between 1931 and 1932.-Early life:...

July 26, 1931 July 27, 1931 Pedro Opazo
Pedro Opazo
Pedro Opazo Letelier was a Chilean politician and provisional vice president of Chile in 1931.He was born in Talca, the son of Ursicino Opazo and Margarita Letelier. He completed his studies in his native city, and then attended the Universidad de Chile, where he became a physician...

Luis Gutiérrez Allende July 27, 1931 August 7, 1931 Minister of the Interior and Justice Juan Esteban Montero
Juan Esteban Montero
Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as president of Chile between 1931 and 1932.-Early life:...

Manuel Trucco Franzani
Manuel Trucco
Manuel Trucco Franzani was a Chilean politician and provisional vice president of Chile in 1931.He was born in Cauquenes, the son of Napoleón Trucco Morano and of María Franzani Monigette. He completed his studies in his native city, and at the Instituto Nacional...

August 7, 1931 August 20, 1931
Horacio Hevia Labbé August 20, 1931 September 3, 1931 Manuel Trucco
Manuel Trucco
Manuel Trucco Franzani was a Chilean politician and provisional vice president of Chile in 1931.He was born in Cauquenes, the son of Napoleón Trucco Morano and of María Franzani Monigette. He completed his studies in his native city, and at the Instituto Nacional...

Marcial Mora Miranda
Marcial Mora
Marcial Mora was a Chilean politician....

September 3, 1931 April 7, 1932
Víctor Robles Valenzuela
Victor Robles
Victor Robles is a career politician from Brooklyn, New York, having served in the New York State Assembly, on the New York City Council, and as New York City clerk....

April 7, 1932 June 4, 1932 Juan Esteban Montero
Juan Esteban Montero
Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as president of Chile between 1931 and 1932.-Early life:...

Arturo Puga Osorio
Arturo Puga
General Arturo Puga Osorio , was a Chilean military officer and Chairman of Government Junta in 1932.On June 4, 1932 he became Chairman of the Government Junta that was established after the resignation of President Juan Esteban Montero...

June 4, 1932 June 6, 1932 Socialist Junta
Government Junta of Chile (1932)
Government Junta of Chile , was a political structure established during the anarchy that followed the resignation of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo...

Rolando Merino Reyes
Rolando Meriño
Rolando Meriño Betancourt is a baseball player for Cuba. He was born at February 17, 1971 in Santiago de Cuba and was part of the Cuban teams which won silver medals at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...

June 6, 1932 June 13, 1932
Arturo Ruiz Maffei June 13, 1932 June 17, 1932
Juan Antonio Ríos Morales
Juan Antonio Ríos
Juan Antonio Ríos Morales was a Chilean political figure, and President of Chile from 1942 to 1946, during the height of World War II. He died in office.-Early life:...

June 17, 1932 July 13, 1932
Eliseo Peña Villalón July 13, 1932 August 1, 1932 Carlos Dávila
Carlos Dávila
Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza , was a Chilean political figure, Chairman of Government Junta of Chile in 1932, and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1954 until his death in 1955.-Early life:...

Joaquín Fernández y Fernández August 1, 1932 September 12, 1932
Bartolomé Blanche Espejo
Bartolomé Blanche
General Bartolomé Guillermo Blanche Espejo was a Chilean military officer and provisional president of Chile in 1932....

September 12, 1932 September 13, 1932
Ernesto Barros Jarpa September 14, 1932 October 2, 1932 Bartolomé Blanche
Bartolomé Blanche
General Bartolomé Guillermo Blanche Espejo was a Chilean military officer and provisional president of Chile in 1932....

Javier Angel Figueroa Larraín
Javier Ángel Figueroa
Javier Ángel Figueroa was a Chilean lawyer and politician....

October 3, 1932 December 24, 1932 Abraham Oyanedel
Abraham Oyanedel
Abraham Oyanedel Urrutia was president of Chile in 1932.He studied law at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, and in 1897 received his law degree. During the Chilean Civil War in 1891, Oyanedel fought for the Congressional army.In 1927, he was appointed a member of the Supreme Court of Chile ,...

Horacio Hevia Labbé December 24, 1932 May 7, 1933 Minister of the Interior and Public Health Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938....

Alfredo Piwonka Jilabert May 7, 1933 April 19, 1934 Minister of the Interior and Public Health
Luis Salas Romo April 19, 1934 August 26, 1935 Minister of the Interior and Public Health
Luis Cabrera Negrete August 26, 1935 September 12, 1936
Matías Silva Sepúlveda September 12, 1936 May 18, 1938
Luis Salas Romo May 18, 1938 December 24, 1938
Pedro Alfonso Barrios
Pedro Alfonso
Pedro Alfonso or Alfónsez was an Asturian magnate, dominating the region from 1139 until his death. He had vast landholdings in the Asturias, the province of León, and Toledo, including in the cities of León and Toledo, the most important cities of the realm. His commercial dealings, too, were...

December 24, 1938 December 26, 1939 Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Pedro Aguirre Cerda was a Chilean political figure. A member of the Radical Party, he was chosen as the Popular Front's candidate for the 1938 presidential election, and was triumphally elected. He governed Chile until his death in 1941...

Guillermo Labarca Hubertson December 26, 1939 February 8, 1940
Humberto Alvarez Suárez February 8, 1940 July 30, 1940
Guillermo Labarca Hubertson July 30, 1940 December 23, 1940
Arturo Olavarría Bravo December 23, 1940 September 16, 1941
Carlos Valdovinos Valdovinos September 16, 1941 October 6, 1941
Leonardo Guzmán Cortés October 6, 1941 November 10, 1941
Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia
Jerónimo Méndez
Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia was a Chilean politician who served as provisional president.He was born in Chañaral, where he completed his secondary studies. In 1914 he graduated as an MD from the Universidad de Chile. President Pedro Aguirre Cerda appointed him Minister of the Interior...

November 10, 1941 November 10, 1941
Leonardo Guzmán Cortés November 10, 1941 November 21, 1941 Interim Jerónimo Méndez
Jerónimo Méndez
Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia was a Chilean politician who served as provisional president.He was born in Chañaral, where he completed his secondary studies. In 1914 he graduated as an MD from the Universidad de Chile. President Pedro Aguirre Cerda appointed him Minister of the Interior...

Alfredo Rosende Verdugo November 21, 1941 April 2, 1942
Raúl Morales Beltramí
Raul Morales
Raul Morales, sometimes known as just "Rawl", has been one of San Pedro's most prolific drummers from the 1990s to present. He is currently the drummer for Killer Dreamer as well as Mike Watt of the Minutemen fame's current projects.-Bands and Line ups:...

April 2, 1942 April 2, 1942 Juan Antonio Ríos
Juan Antonio Ríos
Juan Antonio Ríos Morales was a Chilean political figure, and President of Chile from 1942 to 1946, during the height of World War II. He died in office.-Early life:...



See also

  • Foreign relations of Chile
    Foreign relations of Chile
    Since its return to democracy in 1990, Chile has been an active participant in the international political arena. Chile assumed a two-year non-permanent position on the UN Security Council in January 2003 and is an active member of the UN family of agencies, serving as a member of the Commission on...

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile

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