President of the Senate of Chile explained

Post:President
Body:the Senate of Chile
Native Name:Presidenta del Senado de la República de Chile
Insignia:Emblema_Senado_de_la_Republica_Chile.png
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Flag:Flag of Chile.svg
Flagsize:125px
Flagcaption:Flag of Chile
Incumbent:José García Ruminot
Incumbentsince:19 March 2024
Department:Senate of Chile
Style:His Excellency
The Honorable
Type:Presiding officer
Seat:National Congress of Chile, Valparaíso
Appointer:Senate of Chile
Termlength:Four years
Constituting Instrument:Constitution of Chile
First:Juan Antonio Ovalle
Deputy:First Vice President of the Senate
Second Vice President of the Senate
Salary:US$133,282[1]
CLP$112,198,212
Website:Official website

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 Spanish; Castilian: Excelencia ("Excellency"). The President is elected among current senators by the members themselves, and forms the Spanish; Castilian: 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 Spanish; Castilian: Congreso Pleno (plenary meeting of both chambers).

Presidents of the Senate of Chile

President of the Senate Term
1812–1814
1814
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Chilean War of Independence 1814–1818
1818–1822
1823
1824
1828–1829
1829
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Chilean Civil War of 1829 1829–1831
1831–1834
1834–1837
1837–1840
1840–1843
1843–1846
1846–1855
Francisco Antonio Pinto Díazdied in office1855–1861
1861–1864
1864–1867
1867–1870
1870–1873
1873–1876
1876–1882
1882–1888
Domingo Santa María Gonzálezdied in office1888–1889
1889–1891
1891–1894
1894–1897
1897–1906
1906–1909
1909–1912
1912–1915
1915–1918
1918–1921
1921–1924
1924
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Government Junta of 1924 1924–1925
1925–1930
1930–1932
Dissolution of the National Congress by the Socialist Republic of Chile 1932
1932–1933
1933–1934
1934–1935
1935–1936
1936–1937
1937–1941
1941–1944
1944
1944–1945
1945–1949
1949
1949–1950
1950–1958
1958
1958–1962
1962–1965
Hermes Ahumada Pachecoprovisional1965
1965–1966
1966
1966
1966–1969
1969–1971
1971–1972
1972–1973
Américo Acuña Rosasprovisional1973
1973
Dissolution and replacement by the Government Junta of 1973 1973–1990
1990–1996
1996–1998
1998–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
2023–2024
2024–present

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¿Cuánto le cuesta al Estado un parlamentario? . www.latercera.com . 24 October 2019 . 12 April 2020 .