During the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet (1973–1990), Chile's executive authority was exercised through a tightly centralized cabinet whose composition reflected shifting priorities over time—internal control and political coordination in the mid-1970s, economic restructuring and crisis management in the early 1980s, and a gradual administrative adjustment in the years leading to the 1988 plebiscite and the 1990 transition.

The list below compiles the ministers and senior executive figures who held key posts across the period, with their terms of office presented chronologically within each portfolio.

The succession of names and dates traces continuity and turnover at the core of the executive, offering a concise view of how authority was organized and redistributed as Chile moved from the rupture of 1973 toward the institutional handover of March 1990.

List of ministers Ministry Name Term Interior Oscar Bonilla Bradanovic 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 César Benavides 11 July 1974 – 14 April 1978 Sergio Fernández Fernández 14 April 1978 – 22 April 1982 Enrique Montero Marx 22 April 1982 – 10 August 1983 Sergio Onofre Jarpa 10 August 1983 – 12 February 1985 Ricardo García Rodríguez 12 February 1985 – 8 July 1987 Sergio Fernández Fernández 8 July 1987 – 21 October 1988 Carlos Cáceres Contreras 21 October 1988 – 11 March 1990 Foreign Affairs Ismael Huerta 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 Patricio Carvajal 11 July 1974 – 14 April 1978 Hernán Cubillos 14 April 1978 – 29 March 1980 René Rojas Galdames 29 March 1980 – 14 February 1983 Miguel Schweitzer Walters 14 February 1983 – 19 December 1983 Jaime del Valle 19 December 1983 – 8 July 1987 Ricardo García Rodríguez 8 July 1987 – 21 November 1988 Hernán Felipe Errázuriz 21 November 1988 – 11 March 1990 General Secretariat of Government Pedro Ewing 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 Hernán Béjares 11 July 1974 – 15 November 1977 René Vidal Basauri 15 November 1977 – 27 January 1979 Julio Fernández Atienza 27 January 1979 – 14 December 1979 Sergio Badiola 14 December 1979 – 20 October 1980 René Vidal Basauri 20 October 1980 – 29 December 1980 Julio Bravo Valdés 29 December 1980 – 30 August 1982 Hernán Felipe Errázuriz 30 August 1982 – 14 February 1983 Ramón Suárez González 14 February 1983 – 10 August 1983 Alfonso Márquez de la Plata 10 August 1983 – 6 November 1984 Francisco Javier Cuadra 6 November 1984 – 8 July 1987 Orlando Poblete Iturrate 8 July 1987 – 21 October 1988 Miguel Ángel Poduje 21 October 1988 – 5 April 1989 Óscar Vargas Guzmán 5 April 1989 – 17 August 1989 Cristián Labbé Galilea 17 August 1989 – 11 March 1990 Presidential Chief of Staff Sergio Covarrubias 1974–1979 René Escauriaza 1979 – 16 October 1979 Santiago Sinclair 17 October 1979 – 6 December 1985 Sergio Valenzuela Ramírez 6 December 1985 – 15 November 1988 Jorge Ballerino 15 November 1988 – 11 March 1990 Economy, Development and Reconstruction Rolando González Acevedo 12 September 1973 – 11 October 1973 Fernando Léniz 11 October 1973 – 14 April 1975 Sergio de Castro 14 April 1975 – 27 December 1976 Pablo Baraona 27 December 1976 – 26 December 1978 Roberto Kelly 26 December 1978 – 14 December 1979 José Luis Federici 14 December 1979 – 29 December 1980 Rolando Ramos Muñoz 29 December 1980 – 22 April 1982 Luis Danús 22 April 1982 – 30 August 1982 Rolf Lüders 30 August 1982 – 14 February 1983 Manuel Martín Sáez 14 February 1983 – 10 August 1983 Andrés Passicot 10 August 1983 – 2 April 1984 Modesto Collados 2 April 1984 – 29 July 1985 Juan Carlos Délano 29 July 1985 – 8 July 1987 Manuel Concha Martínez 8 July 1987 – 16 April 1989 Pedro Larrondo 16 April 1989 – 11 March 1990 Economic Coordination and Development Raúl Sáez 8 July 1974 – 16 March 1976 Finance Lorenzo Gotuzzo 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 Jorge Cauas 11 July 1974 – 31 December 1976 Sergio de Castro 31 December 1976 – 22 April 1982 Sergio de la Cuadra 22 April 1982 – 30 August 1982 Rolf Lüders 30 August 1982 – 14 February 1983 Carlos Cáceres Contreras 14 February 1983 – 22 April 1984 Luis Escobar Cerda 22 April 1984 – 12 February 1985 Hernán Büchi 12 February 1985 – 5 April 1989 Enrique Seguel 5 April 1989 – 6 December 1989 Martín Costabal 6 December 1989 – 11 March 1990 Public Education José Navarro Tobar 12 September 1973 – 27 September 1973 Hugo Castro Jiménez 27 September 1973 – 16 May 1975 Arturo Troncoso 16 May 1975 – 3 December 1976 Luis Niemann 3 December 1976 – 26 December 1978 Gonzalo Vial Correa 26 December 1978 – 14 December 1979 Alfredo Prieto Bafalluy 14 December 1979 – 30 August 1982 Álvaro Arriagada Norambuena 30 August 1982 – 14 February 1983 Mónica Madariaga Gutiérrez 14 February 1983 – 18 October 1983 Horacio Aránguiz Donoso 18 October 1983 – 29 July 1985 Sergio Gaete 29 July 1985 – 8 July 1987 Juan Antonio Guzmán 8 July 1987 – 5 June 1989 René Salamé 5 June 1989 – 11 March 1990 Justice Gonzalo Prieto Gándara 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 Hugo Musante 11 July 1974 – 14 July 1975 Miguel Schweitzer Speisky 14 July 1975 – 20 April 1977 Mónica Madariaga 20 April 1977 – 14 February 1983 Jaime del Valle 14 February 1983 – 19 December 1983 Hugo Rosende 19 December 1983 – 11 March 1990 National Defense Patricio Carvajal 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 Oscar Bonilla Bradanovic 11 July 1974 – 7 March 1975 Herman Brady 7 March 1975 – 14 April 1978 César Benavides 14 April 1978 – 29 December 1980 Carlos Forestier 29 December 1980 – 4 December 1981 Washington Carrasco 4 December 1981 – 15 December 1982 Patricio Carvajal 15 December 1982 – 11 March 1990 Public Works and Transport Sergio Figueroa Gutiérrez 12 September 1973 – 14 April 1975 Hugo León Puelma 14 April 1975 – 17 April 1979 Patricio Torres Rojas 17 April 1979 – 22 April 1982 Bruno Siebert 22 April 1982 – 5 June 1989 Hernán Abad 5 June 1989 – 11 March 1990 Agriculture Sergio Crespo 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 Tucapel Vallejos 11 July 1974 – 12 July 1976 Mario Mac-Kay 12 July 1976 – 20 April 1977 Alfonso Márquez de la Plata 20 April 1977 – 29 December 1980 José Luis Toro Hevia 29 December 1980 – 22 April 1982 Jorge Prado Aránguiz 22 April 1982 – 21 October 1988 Jaime de la Sotta 21 October 1988 – 5 June 1989 Juan Ignacio Domínguez 5 June 1989 – 11 March 1990 Lands and Colonization Diego Barba Valdés 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 Mario Mac-Kay 11 July 1974 – 12 July 1976 Lautaro Recabarren 12 July 1976 – 14 December 1979 René Peri Fagerström 14 December 1979 – 8 July 1987 Jorge Veloso Bastías 8 July 1987 – 21 October 1988 Armando Álvarez Marín 21 October 1988 – 11 March 1990 Labor and Social Welfare Nicanor Díaz Estrada 12 September 1973 – 8 March 1976 Sergio Fernández Fernández 8 March 1976 – 1 January 1978 Vasco Costa Ramírez 1 January 1978 – 26 December 1978 José Piñera Echenique 26 December 1978 – 29 December 1980 Miguel Kast 29 December 1980 – 22 April 1982 Máximo Silva Bafalluy 22 April 1982 – 30 August 1982 Patricio Mardones Villarroel 30 August 1982 – 10 August 1983 Hugo Gálvez 10 August 1983 – 6 November 1984 Alfonso Márquez de la Plata 6 November 1984 – 21 October 1988 Guillermo Arthur 21 October 1988 – 17 August 1989 María Teresa Infante 17 August 1989 – 11 March 1990 Public Health Alberto Spoerer 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 Francisco Herrera Latoja 11 July 1974 – 8 March 1976 Fernando Matthei 8 March 1976 – 27 July 1978 Carlos Jiménez Vargas 27 July 1978 – 14 December 1979 Alejandro Medina Lois 14 December 1979 – 29 December 1980 Hernán Rivera Calderón 29 December 1980 – 10 August 1983 Winston Chinchón 10 August 1983 – 13 August 1986 Juan Giaconi 13 August 1986 – 11 March 1990 Mining Arturo Yovane 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 Agustín Toro 11 July 1974 – 30 April 1975 Luis Valenzuela Blanquier 30 April 1975 – 26 December 1978 Carlos Quiñones 26 December 1978 – 29 December 1980 José Piñera Echenique 29 December 1980 – 4 December 1981 Hernán Felipe Errázuriz 4 December 1981 – 30 August 1982 Samuel Lira 30 August 1982 – 21 October 1988 Pablo Baraona 21 October 1988 – 1989 Jorge López Bain 1989 – 11 March 1990 Housing and Urbanism Arturo Vivero 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 Arturo Troncoso 11 July 1974 – 14 April 1975 Carlos Granifo 14 April 1975 – 11 March 1977 Luis Edmundo Ruiz 11 March 1977 – 26 December 1978 Jaime Estrada Leigh 26 December 1978 – 22 April 1982 Roberto Guillard Marinot 22 April 1982 – 10 August 1983 Modesto Collados 10 August 1983 – 2 April 1984 Miguel Ángel Poduje 2 April 1984 – 21 October 1988 Gustavo Montero Saavedra 21 October 1988 – 11 March 1990 Transport and Telecommunications Enrique Garín Cea 8 July 1974 – 8 March 1976 Raúl Vargas Miquel 8 March 1976 – 20 April 1978 José Luis Federici 20 April 1978 – 14 December 1979 Caupolicán Boisset 14 December 1979 – 10 August 1983 Enrique Escobar Rodríguez 10 August 1983 – 8 July 1987 Jorge Massa Armijo 8 July 1987 – 21 October 1988 Carlos Silva Echiburu 21 October 1988 – 11 March 1990 Office of Planning Roberto Kelly Vásquez 12 September 1973 – 26 December 1978 Miguel Kast 26 December 1978 – 29 December 1980 Álvaro Donoso Barros 29 December 1980 – 1981 Luis Danús 1981–1982 Gastón Frez 1982 Sergio Pérez Hormazábal 1982 – 10 August 1983 Hernán Büchi 10 August 1983 – 8 May 1984 Luis Figueroa del Río 8 May 1984 – 1985 Sergio Valenzuela Ramírez 1985 Francisco Ramírez Migliassi 1985 – 23 April 1987 Sergio Melnick 23 April 1987 – 17 August 1989 Luis Larraín Arroyo 17 August 1989 – 11 March 1990

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