The president of the Senate of Chile is the presiding officer of the Senate of Chile. The position comes after the Ministers of State in the line of succession of the President of Chile in case of temporary incapacitation or vacancy, according to Article 29 of the Constitution of Chile.

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 ("Excellency"). The President is elected among current senators by the members themselves, and forms the (Committee of Chambers of the Congress) along with the Senate's 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 (plenary meeting of both chambers).

Presidents of the Senate of Chile President of the Senate Term Pedro de Vivar y Ruiz de Azúa 1812–1814 José Antonio de Errázuriz y Madariaga 1814 Dissolution of the National Congress by the Chilean War of Independence 1814–1818 José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga 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 1831–1834 Diego 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 – died in office 1855–1861 Manuel José Cerda Campos 1861–1864 José Rafael Larraín 1864–1867 Juan de Dios Correa de Saa y Martínez 1867–1870 Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar 1870–1873 José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano 1873–1876 Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar 1876–1882 Antonio Varas de la Barra 1882–1888 Domingo Santa María González – died in office 1888–1889 Adolfo Eastman Quiroga 1889–1891 Waldo Silva Algüe 1891–1894 Agustín Edwards Ross 1894–1897 Fernando Lazcano Echaurren 1897–1906 Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui 1906–1909 José Elías Balmaceda Fernández 1909–1912 Ricardo Matte Pérez 1912–1915 Eduardo Charme Fernández 1915–1918 Ismael Tocornal Tocornal 1918–1921 Luis Claro Solar 1921–1924 Eliodoro Yáñez Ponce de León 1924 Dissolution of the National Congress by the Government Junta of 1924 1924–1925 Enrique Oyarzún Mondaca 1925–1930 Pedro Opazo Letelier 1930–1932 Dissolution of the National Congress by the Socialist Republic of Chile 1932 Alberto Cabero Díaz 1932–1933 Ignacio Urrutia Manzano 1933–1934 Nicolás Marambio Montt 1934–1935 Ignacio Urrutia Manzano 1935–1936 José Maza Fernández 1936–1937 Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal 1937–1941 Florencio Durán Bernales 1941–1944 Pedro Opazo Letelier 1944 José Francisco Urrejola Menchaca 1944–1945 Arturo Alessandri Palma 1945–1949 Humberto Álvarez Suárez 1949 Arturo Alessandri Palma 1949–1950 Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez 1950–1958 Guillermo Pérez de Arce 1958 Hernán Videla Lira 1958–1962 Hugo Zepeda Barrios 1962–1965 Hermes Ahumada Pacheco – provisional 1965 Tomás Reyes Vicuña 1965–1966 Juan Luis Maurás 1966 Tomás Reyes Vicuña 1966 Salvador Allende Gossens 1966–1969 Tomás Pablo Elorza 1969–1971 Patricio Aylwin Azócar 1971–1972 José Ignacio Palma Vicuña 1972–1973 Américo Acuña Rosas – provisional 1973 Eduardo Frei Montalva 1973 Dissolution and replacement by the Government Junta of 1973 1973–1990 Gabriel Valdés Subercaseaux 1990–1996 Sergio Diez Urzúa 1996–1998 Andrés Zaldívar Larraín 1998–2004 Hernán Larraín Fernández 2004–2005 Sergio Romero Pizarro 2005–2006 Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle 2006–2008 Adolfo Zaldívar Larraín 2008–2009 Jovino Novoa Vásquez 2009–2010 Jorge Pizarro Soto 2010–2011 Guido Girardi Lavín 2011–2012 Camilo Escalona Medina 2012–2013 Jorge Pizarro Soto 2013–2014 Isabel Allende Bussi 2014–2015 Patricio Walker Prieto 2015–2016 Ricardo Lagos Weber 2016–2017 Andrés Zaldívar Larraín 2017–2018 Carlos Montes Cisternas 2018–2019 Jaime Quintana 2019–2020 Adriana Muñoz D'Albora 2020–2021 Yasna Provoste Campillay 2021–2021 Ximena Rincón González 2021–2022 Álvaro Antonio Elizalde Soto 2022–2023 Juan Antonio Coloma Correa 2023–2024 José García Ruminot 2024–2025 Manuel José Ossandón 2025–2026 Paulina Núñez Urrutia 2026–present

See also National Congress of Chile

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