The President of the Senate of Chile is the highest authority of the Senate of Chile

Senate of Chile

The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in the current Constitution of Chile.-Composition:...

. The position comes after the Ministers of State

Cabinet (government)

A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...

 in the line of succession 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...

 in the case of temporary incapacitation or vacancy (Constitution

Constitution of Chile

In its temporary dispositions, the document ordered the transition from the former military government, with Augusto Pinochet as President of the Republic, and the Legislative Power of the Military Junta , to a civil one, with a time frame of eight...

, Art. 29).

Functions

The President of the Senate receives no special treatment in the sessions of Senate. However, in the official communications the President holds the title of Excelencia ("Excellency"). He or she is elected, from the body of current Senators, by the members of the Senate, and forms the Mesa de la Corporación (Committee of Chambers [of the Congress

National Congress of Chile

The National Congress is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile.The National Congress of Chile was founded on July 4, 1811...

]) with the Vice President.

The President's responsibilities include decreeing the summons to the Senate for its sessions, presiding over sessions and directing the debates on the Senate floor, acting as a representative of the Senate by defending its parliamentary jurisdiction and dignity, and presiding over the sessions of the Congreso Pleno (plenary meeting of both chambers).

Presidents of the Senate of Chile

President of the Senate	|Term
Pedro de Vivar y Ruiz de Azúa Pedro de Vivar Fr. Pedro de Vivar y Ruiz de Azúa was a Chilean priest and political figure. He served as the first President of the Senate of Chile in 1812....	1812–1814
José Antonio de Errázuriz y Madariaga José Antonio Errázuriz José Antonio de Errázuriz y Madariaga was a Chilean priest and political figure. He served as President of the Senate of Chile in 1814. José Antonio Errázuriz was of Basque descent....	1814
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Chilean War of Independence	1814–1818
José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga José Ignacio Cienfuegos Fr. José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga was a Chilean priest, Roman Catholic bishop of Concepción and political figure. He served twice as President of the Senate of Chile....	1818–1822
Agustín Manuel de Eyzaguirre y Arechavala	1823
Juan Egaña Risco	1824
Juan de Dios Vial del Río	1828–1829
José María Vásquez de Novoa López de Artigas	1829
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Chilean Civil War of 1829	1829–1831
José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga José Ignacio Cienfuegos Fr. José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga was a Chilean priest, Roman Catholic bishop of Concepción and political figure. He served twice as President of the Senate of Chile....	1831–1834
Diego Antonio Elizondo Prado	1834–1837
Diego Antonio Barros Fernández	1837–1840
Gabriel José Tocornal Jiménez	1840–1843
José Miguel Yrarrázaval Alcalde	1843–1846
Diego José Benavente Bustamante	1846–1855
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...  - died in office	1855–1861
Manuel José Cerda Campos	1861–1864
Rafael Larraín Moxo	1864–1867
Juan de Dios Correa de Saa y Martínez	1867–1870
Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar	1870–1873
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....	1873–1876
Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar	1876–1882
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....	1882–1888
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:...  - died in office	1888–1889
Adolfo Eastman Quiroga	1889–1891
Waldo Silva Algüe	1891–1894
Agustín Edwards Ross Agustín Edwards Ross Agustín Edwards Ross was a Chilean businessman and politician....	1894–1897
Fernando Lazcano Echaurren	1897–1906
Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui 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....	1906–1909
José Elías Balmaceda Fernández	1909–1912
Ricardo Matte Pérez	1912–1915
Eduardo Charme Fernández	1915–1918
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....	1918–1921
Luis Claro Solar Luis Claro Solar Luis Claro Solar was a Chilean lawyer, politician and jurist....	1921–1924
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....	1924
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Government Junta of 1924 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...	1924–1925
Enrique Oyarzún Mondaca	1925–1930
Pedro Opazo Letelier 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...	1930–1932
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Socialist Republic of Chile Socialist Republic of Chile Socialist Republic of Chile was a short-lived political entity in Chile, that was proclaimed by the Government Junta that took over that year.-Background:...	1932
Alberto Cabero Díaz Alberto Cabero Alberto Cabero Díaz was a Chilean politician, President of the Chilean Senate and Member of Government Junta in 1932....	1932–1933
Ignacio Urrutia Manzano Ignacio Urrutia Manzano Ignacio Urrutia Manzano was a Chilean politician. He served twice as President of the Senate of Chile and minister.He was born in Concepcion, the son of Luis Urrutia Rozas and of Aurora Manzano Benavente. He completed his studies in his native city, and then attended the Naval Academy, where he...	1933–1934
Nicolás Marambio Montt	1934–1935
Ignacio Urrutia Manzano Ignacio Urrutia Manzano Ignacio Urrutia Manzano was a Chilean politician. He served twice as President of the Senate of Chile and minister.He was born in Concepcion, the son of Luis Urrutia Rozas and of Aurora Manzano Benavente. He completed his studies in his native city, and then attended the Naval Academy, where he...	1935–1936
José Maza Fernández	1936–1937
Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal	1937–1941
Florencio Durán Bernales Florencio Durán Florencio Durán Bernales was a Chilean physician, lawyer, and politician. As member of the Radical Party of Chile he served as President of the Senate of Chile from 1941 to 1944. He ran also as precandidate for the Radical Party in 1942 but lost to Juan Antonio Ríos, who then won the elections.-...	1941–1944
Pedro Opazo Letelier 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...	1944
José Francisco Urrejola Menchaca	1944–1945
Arturo Alessandri Palma	1945–1949
Humberto Alvarez Suárez	1949
Arturo Alessandri Palma	1949–1950
Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez Fernando Alessandri Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez was a Chilean political figure, candidate of the centre-right in Chile's 1946 presidential election...	1950–1958
Guillermo Pérez de Arce	1958
Hernán Videla Lira	1958–1962
Hugo Zepeda Cereceda	1962–1965
Hermes Ahumada Pacheco - provisional	1965
Tomás Reyes Vicuña	1965–1966
Juan Luis Maurás Novella	1966
Tomás Reyes Vicuña	1966
Salvador Allende Gossens Salvador Allende Salvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....	1966–1969
Tomás Pablo Elorza	1969–1971
Patricio Aylwin Azócar Patricio Aylwin Patricio Aylwin Azócar was the first president of Chile after its return to democratic rule in 1990, following the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.- Early life :...	1971–1972
José Ignacio Palma Vicuña José Ignacio Palma José Ignacio Palma was a Chilean engineer and politician....	1972–1973
Américo Acuña Rosas - provisional	1973
Eduardo Frei Montalva Eduardo Frei Montalva Eduardo Frei Montalva was a Chilean political leader of world stature. In his long political career, he was Minister of Public Works, president of his Christian Democratic Party, senator, President of the Senate, and president of Chile from 1964 to 1970...	1973
Dissolution and replacement by the Government Junta of 1973 Government Junta of Chile (1973) Government Junta of Chile was the military junta established to rule Chile during the military dictatorship that followed the overthrow of President Salvador Allende in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. It was the executive and legislative branch of government until December 17, 1974...	1973–1990
Gabriel Valdés Subercaseaux Gabriel Valdés Gabriel Valdés Subercaseaux was a Chilean politician, lawyer and diplomat. Valdes served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile under President Eduardo Frei Montalva from 1964 to 1970...	1990–1996
Sergio Diez Urzúa	1996–1998
Andrés Zaldívar Larraín Andrés Zaldívar José Andrés Rafael Zaldívar Larraín, popularly known as El Chico Zaldívar , is a prominent Chilean Christian Democrat politician. Andrés Zaldívar is of Basque descent.-Early years:...	1998–2004
Hernán Larraín Fernández Hernán Larraín Hernán Larraín Fernández is a conservative Chilean lawyer, university lecturer, and politician; he is a current Senator and former President of the Senate, and is also currently serving as the president of the Independent Democrat Union. Larraín was elected to the Senate representing the 11th...	2004–2005
Sergio Romero Pizarro	2005–2006
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who was President of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He is currently Senator for Los Ríos and was President of the Senate from 2006 to 2008. He attempted a comeback as the candidate of the ruling Concertación...	2006–2008
Adolfo Zaldívar Larraín Adolfo Zaldívar Miguel Adolfo Gerardo Zaldívar Larraín is a Chilean politician and lawyer. He is currently senator for Aisén and since March 2008 he has been President of the Senate. He was a historic member of the Christian Democratic Party until his expulsion in December 2007.Zaldívar is married to María Alicia...	2008–2009
Jovino Novoa Vásquez	2009-2010
Jorge Pizarro Soto	2009-2010
Guido Girardi Lavín Guido Girardi Guido Girardi Lavin is a Chilean physician and politician. He is currently serving the period between 2006 and 2014 as senator for the district No. 7 for Santiago Poniente...	2011-current