Gabriel Boric cabinet ministers
The cabinet ministers of Gabriel Boric are the members of Chile’s executive branch appointed to lead the ministries during his presidency, which began in 2022.
In January 2022,[1] Boric announced his cabinet, which included members from the Apruebo Dignidad and Democratic Socialism coalitions, as well as independents.[2] Fourteen of the 24 ministers were women, making it the first cabinet in the Americas with a female majority.[3] The cabinet also featured Chile's first openly LGBT ministers, Alexandra Benado and Marco Antonio Ávila,[4] along with Maya Fernández, the granddaughter of former president Salvador Allende.[3]
Boric also appointed three fellow former student leaders to his cabinet. Camila Vallejo, who became the government spokesperson, Giorgio Jackson, who assumed the role of secretary-general of the presidency, and Nicolás Grau, who became the Minister of Economy, Development, and Tourism.[1][5]
In August 2023, amid low approval ratings, voter concerns over crime and inflation, and a corruption probe focused on graft accusations, Boric reorganized his Cabinet for the third time in one-and-a-half years.[6][7]
List of ministers
| The Boric Cabinet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Name | Party | Term |
| President | Gabriel Boric | FA | 11 March 2022–11 March 2026 |
| Interior | Izkia Siches | Ind. | 11 March 2022–6 September 2022 |
| Carolina Tohá | PPD | 6 September 2022–4 March 2025 | |
| Álvaro Elizalde | PS | 4 March 2025–11 March 2026 | |
| Foreign Affairs | Antonia Urrejola | Ind. | 11 March 2022–10 March 2023 |
| Alberto van Klaveren | Ind. | 10 March 2023–11 March 2026 | |
| Defense | Maya Fernández | PS | 11 March 2022–10 March 2025 |
| Adriana Delpiano | PPD | 10 March 2025–11 March 2026 | |
| Finance | Mario Marcel | Ind. | 11 March 2022–11 March 2026 |
| Gen. Sec. of the Presidency | Giorgio Jackson | RD | 11 March 2022–6 September 2022 |
| Ana Lya Uriarte | PS | 6 September 2022–19 April 2023 | |
| Álvaro Elizalde | PS | 19 April 2023–4 March 2025 | |
| Macarena Lobos | Ind. | 4 March 2025–11 March 2026 | |
| Gen. Sec. of Government | Camila Vallejo | PCCh | 11 March 2022–23 December 2024 |
| Aisén Etcheverry (act.) | Ind. | 23 December 2024–8 July 2025 | |
| Camila Vallejo | PCCh | 9 July 2025–11 March 2026 | |
| Economy, Development & Tourism | Nicolás Grau | FA | 11 March 2022–21 August 2025 |
| Álvaro García Hurtado | PPD | 21 August 2025– | |
| Social Development & Family | Jeannette Vega | PPD | 11 March 2022–25 August 2022 |
| Paula Poblete | RD | 25 August 2022–6 September 2022 | |
| Giorgio Jackson | RD | 6 September 2022–11 August 2023 | |
| Javiera Toro | FA | 16 August 2023–11 March 2026 | |
| Education | Marco Antonio Ávila | RD | 11 March 2022–15 August 2023 |
| Nicolás Cataldo | PCCh | 16 August 2023–11 March 2026 | |
| Justice & Human Rights | Marcela Ríos | CS | 11 March 2022–7 January 2023 |
| Luis Cordero | Ind. | 11 January 2023–17 October 2024 | |
| Jaime Gajardo Falcón | PCCh | 17 October 2024–11 March 2026 | |
| Labor & Social Welfare | Jeannette Jara | PCCh | 11 March 2022–7 April 2025 |
| Giorgio Boccardo | FA | 7 April 2025–11 March 2026 | |
| Public Works | Juan Carlos García | PL | 11 March 2022–10 March 2023 |
| Jessica López | PS | 10 March 2023–11 March 2026 | |
| Health | María Begoña Yarza | Ind. | 11 March 2022–6 September 2022 |
| Ximena Aguilera | Ind. | 6 September 2022–11 March 2026 | |
| Housing & Urbanism | Carlos Montes | PS | 11 March 2022–11 March 2026 |
| Agriculture | Esteban Valenzuela | FRVS | 11 March 2022–11 March 2026 |
| Mining | Marcela Hernando | PR | 11 March 2022–16 August 2023 |
| Aurora Williams | PR | 16 August 2023– | |
| Transport & Telecommunications | Juan Carlos Muñoz | Ind. | 11 March 2022–11 March 2026 |
| National Assets | Javiera Toro | COM | 11 March 2022–16 August 2023 |
| Marcela Sandoval | FA | 16 August 2023–6 January 2025 | |
| Sebastián Vergara (act.) | PPD | 6 January 2025–9 January 2025 | |
| Francisco Figueroa | FA | 9 January 2025–11 March 2026 | |
| Energy | Claudio Huepe | CS | 11 March 2022–6 September 2022 |
| Diego Pardow | FA | 6 September 2022–16 October 2025 | |
| Álvaro García Hurtado | PPD | 16 October 2025– | |
| Environment | Maisa Rojas | Ind. | 11 March 2022–11 March 2026 |
| Women & Gender Equality | Antonia Orellana | FA | 11 March 2022–11 March 2026 |
| Culture & the Arts | Julieta Brodsky | CS | 11 March 2022–10 March 2023 |
| Jaime de Aguirre | Ind. | 10 March 2023–15 August 2023 | |
| Carolina Arredondo | Ind. | 16 August 2023–11 March 2026 | |
| Sports | Alexandra Benado | Ind. | 11 March 2022–10 March 2023 |
| Jaime Pizarro | Ind. | 10 March 2023–11 March 2026 | |
| Science, Technology, Knowledge & Innovation | Flavio Salazar | PCCh | 11 March 2022–6 September 2022 |
| Silvia Díaz | PPD | 6 September 2022–10 March 2023 | |
| Aisén Etcheverry | Ind. | 10 March 2023–22 July 2025 | |
| Aldo Valle | Ind. | 22 July 2025–11 March 2026 | |
| Public Security | Luis Cordero | Ind. | 1 April 2025–11 March 2026 |
References
- ^ a b "Chile president-elect Boric unveils women-majority cabinet". Aljazeera.com. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Carlos Reyes (21 January 2022). "Socialismo Democrático valora incorporación al gabinete de Gabriel Boric: "Hay cambios profundos que se tienen que impulsar, para eso se requiere construir mayoría"". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b Bartlett, John (21 January 2022). "Chile's president-elect names progressive, majority-women cabinet". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Marco Antonio Ávila se convierte en el primer profesor abiertamente homosexual en liderar el Ministerio de Educación". Radio Infinita (in Spanish). 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Ministro Grau dice que inflación trae "beneficios" a las pymes y desata críticas de gremios y economistas". La Tercera. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Ningthoujam, Natalia (17 August 2023). "Chile's President Reorganizes Cabinet For 3rd Time Amid Low Approval Rating". Latin Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Chile's President Shakes Up Cabinet Amid Corruption Probe and Low Approval Rating". Bloomberg.com. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.