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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

His Excellency
The Honorable

Presiding officer

National Congress of Chile, Valparaíso

Senate of Chile

Four years

Constitution of Chile

4 July 1811 (1811-07-04)

Juan Antonio Ovalle

First Vice President of the Senate
Second Vice President of the Senate

US$133,282[1]
CLP$112,198,212

Official website (in Spanish)

Functions[edit]

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).

National Congress of Chile

República de Chile (1942). "VII. Nómina de ciudadanos que han formado los senados de Chile". (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Universitaria. (in Spanish)

Manual del Senado. 1810–1942

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)