President of the Senate of Chile

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.

President of the Senate of Chile
Presidenta del Senado de la República de Chile
Emblem of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Flag of Chile
Incumbent
Juan Antonio Coloma Correa[1]
since 15 March 2023
Senate of Chile
StyleHis Excellency
The Honorable
TypePresiding officer
SeatNational Congress of Chile, Valparaíso
AppointerSenate of Chile
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Chile
Formation4 July 1811 (1811-07-04)
First holderJuan Antonio Ovalle
DeputyFirst Vice President of the Senate
Second Vice President of the Senate
SalaryUS$133,282[2]
CLP$112,198,212
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

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"). The President is elected among current senators by the members themselves, and forms the Mesa de la Corporación (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 Congreso Pleno (plenary meeting of both chambers).

Presidents of the Senate of Chile
President of the SenateTerm
Pedro de Vivar y Ruiz de Azúa1812–1814
José Antonio de Errázuriz y Madariaga1814
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Chilean War of Independence1814–1818
José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga1818–1822
Agustín Manuel de Eyzaguirre y Arechavala1823
Juan Egaña Risco1824
Juan de Dios Vial del Río1828–1829
José María Vásquez de Novoa López de Artigas1829
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Chilean Civil War of 18291829–1831
José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga1831–1834
Diego Elizondo Prado1834–1837
Diego Antonio Barros Fernández1837–1840
Gabriel José Tocornal Jiménez1840–1843
José Miguel Yrarrázaval Alcalde1843–1846
Diego José Benavente Bustamante1846–1855
Francisco Antonio Pinto Díaz – died in office1855–1861
Manuel José Cerda Campos1861–1864
José Rafael Larraín1864–1867
Juan de Dios Correa de Saa y Martínez1867–1870
Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar1870–1873
José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano1873–1876
Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar1876–1882
Antonio Varas de la Barra1882–1888
Domingo Santa María González – died in office1888–1889
Adolfo Eastman Quiroga1889–1891
Waldo Silva Algüe1891–1894
Agustín Edwards Ross1894–1897
Fernando Lazcano Echaurren1897–1906
Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui1906–1909
José Elías Balmaceda Fernández1909–1912
Ricardo Matte Pérez1912–1915
Eduardo Charme Fernández1915–1918
Ismael Tocornal Tocornal1918–1921
Luis Claro Solar1921–1924
Eliodoro Yáñez Ponce de León1924
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Government Junta of 19241924–1925
Enrique Oyarzún Mondaca1925–1930
Pedro Opazo Letelier1930–1932
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Socialist Republic of Chile1932
Alberto Cabero Díaz1932–1933
Ignacio Urrutia Manzano1933–1934
Nicolás Marambio Montt1934–1935
Ignacio Urrutia Manzano1935–1936
José Maza Fernández1936–1937
Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal1937–1941
Florencio Durán Bernales1941–1944
Pedro Opazo Letelier1944
José Francisco Urrejola Menchaca1944–1945
Arturo Alessandri Palma1945–1949
Humberto Álvarez Suárez1949
Arturo Alessandri Palma1949–1950
Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez1950–1958
Guillermo Pérez de Arce1958
Hernán Videla Lira1958–1962
Hugo Zepeda Barrios1962–1965
Hermes Ahumada Pacheco – provisional1965
Tomás Reyes Vicuña1965–1966
Juan Luis Maurás1966
Tomás Reyes Vicuña1966
Salvador Allende Gossens1966–1969
Tomás Pablo Elorza1969–1971
Patricio Aylwin Azócar1971–1972
José Ignacio Palma Vicuña1972–1973
Américo Acuña Rosas – provisional1973
Eduardo Frei Montalva1973
Dissolution and replacement by the Government Junta of 19731973–1990
Gabriel Valdés Subercaseaux1990–1996
Sergio Diez Urzúa1996–1998
Andrés Zaldívar Larraín1998–2004
Hernán Larraín Fernández2004–2005
Sergio Romero Pizarro2005–2006
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle2006–2008
Adolfo Zaldívar Larraín2008–2009
Jovino Novoa Vásquez2009–2010
Jorge Pizarro Soto2010–2011
Guido Girardi Lavín2011–2012
Camilo Escalona Medina2012–2013
Jorge Pizarro Soto2013–2014
Isabel Allende Bussi2014–2015
Patricio Walker Prieto2015–2016
Ricardo Lagos Weber2016–2017
Andrés Zaldívar Larraín2017–2018
Carlos Montes Cisternas2018–2019
Jaime Quintana2019–2020
Adriana Muñoz D'Albora2020–2021
Yasna Provoste Campillay2021–2021
Ximena Rincón González2021–2022
Álvaro Antonio Elizalde Soto2022–2023
Juan Antonio Coloma Correa2023–present

See also

References
  1. "Juan Antonio Coloma Correa". www.bcn.cl. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. "¿Cuánto le cuesta al Estado un parlamentario?". www.latercera.com. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

Sources
  • República de Chile (1942). "VII. Nómina de ciudadanos que han formado los senados de Chile". Manual del Senado. 1810–1942 (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Universitaria. (in Spanish)
  • Valencia Avaria, Luis (1986). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los poderes ejecutivo y legislativo desde 1810 (in Spanish) (2ª edición ed.). Santiago de Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello. (in Spanish)
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