Michelle Bachelet cabinet ministers

The cabinet ministers of Michelle Bachelet were the members of the executive branch appointed to head Chile’s ministries during her two non-consecutive presidential administrations (2006–2010 and 2014–2018).

Her cabinets were characterized by an emphasis on gender parity,[1] technocratic expertise, and political pluralism, reflecting both continuity and change within Chile’s post-transition democratic governance.[2][3]

List of ministers

First presidency (2006–2010)

The Bachelet Cabinet
OfficeNamePartyTerm
PresidentMichelle BacheletPS11 March 2006–11 March 2010
InteriorAndrés ZaldívarDC11 March 2006–14 July 2006
Belisario Velasco (resigned)DC14 July 2006–4 January 2008
Edmundo Pérez YomaDC8 January 2008–11 March 2010
Foreign AffairsAlejandro FoxleyDC11 March 2006–13 March 2009
Mariano FernándezDC13 March 2009–11 March 2010
DefenseVivianne BlanlotPPD11 March 2006–27 March 2007
José GoñiPPD27 March 2007–12 March 2009
Francisco VidalPPD12 March 2009–11 March 2010
FinanceAndrés VelascoInd.11 March 2006–11 March 2010
Gen. Sec. of the
Presidency		Paulina VelosoPS11 March 2006–27 March 2007
José Antonio Viera-GalloPS27 March 2007–10 March 2010
Gen. Sec. of
Government		Ricardo Lagos WeberPPD11 March 2006–6 December 2007
Francisco VidalPPD6 December 2007–12 March 2009
Carolina Tohá (resigned)PPD12 March 2009–14 December 2009
Pilar ArmanetPPD18 December 2009–11 March 2010
Economy, Development
& Tourism		Ingrid AntonijevicPPD11 March 2006–14 July 2006
Alejandro Ferreiro YazigiDC14 July 2006–8 January 2008
Hugo LavadosDC8 January 2008–11 March 2010
Social Development
& Family		Clarisa HardyPS11 March 2006–8 January 2008
Paula QuintanaPS8 January 2008–11 March 2010
EducationMartín ZilicDC11 March 2006–14 July 2006
Yasna Provoste (impeached)DC14 July 2006–3 April 2008
René Cortázar (caretaker)DC3 April 2008–18 April 2008
Mónica JiménezDC18 April 2008–11 March 2010
Justice & Human
Rights		Isidro SolísPRSD11 March 2006–27 March 2007
Carlos MaldonadoPRSD27 March 2007–11 March 2010
Labor & Social WelfareOsvaldo Andrade (resigned)PS11 March 2006–10 December 2008
Claudia SerranoPS15 December 2008–11 March 2010
Public WorksEduardo BitránPPD11 March 2006–11 January 2008
Sergio BitarPPD11 January 2008–11 March 2010
HealthMaría Soledad Barría (resigned)PS11 March 2006–28 October 2008
Álvaro ErazoPS6 November 2008–11 March 2010
Housing &
Urbanism		Patricia PobleteDC11 March 2006–11 March 2010
AgricultureÁlvaro RojasDC11 March 2006–8 January 2008
Marigen HornkohlDC8 January 2008–11 March 2010
MiningKaren PoniachikInd.11 March 2006–8 January 2008
Santiago González LarraínPRSD8 January 2008–11 March 2010
Transport &
Telecommunications		Sergio EspejoDC11 March 2006–27 March 2007
René CortázarDC27 March 2007–11 March 2010
National AssetsRomy SchmidtPPD11 March 2006–6 January 2010
Jacqueline WeinsteinPPD6 January 2010–11 March 2010
EnergyKaren PoniachikInd.11 March 2006–29 March 2007
Marcelo TokmanPPD29 March 2007–11 March 2010
EnvironmentAna Lya UriartePS27 March 2007–11 March 2010
Women & Gender
Equality		Laura AlbornozDC11 March 2006–20 October 2009
Carmen AndradePS20 October 2009–11 March 2010
Culture & the
Arts		Paulina UrrutiaInd.11 March 2006–11 March 2010

Second presidency (2014–2018)

The Bachelet Cabinet
OfficeNamePartyTerm
PresidentMichelle BacheletPS11 March 2014–11 March 2018
InteriorRodrigo PeñaililloPPD11 March 2014–11 May 2015
Jorge BurgosPDC11 May 2015–8 June 2016
Mario Fernández BaezaPDC8 June 2016–11 March 2018
Foreign AffairsHeraldo MuñozPPD11 March 2014–11 March 2018
DefenseJorge BurgosPDC11 March 2014–11 May 2015
José Antonio GómezPRSD11 May 2015–11 March 2018
FinanceAlberto ArenasPS11 March 2014–11 May 2015
Rodrigo ValdésPPD11 May 2015–31 August 2017
Nicolás EyzaguirrePPD31 August 2017–11 March 2018
Gen. Sec. of the
Presidency		Ximena RincónPDC11 March 2014–11 May 2015
Jorge Insunza (resigned)PPD11 May 2015–7 June 2015
Patricia Silva (caretaker)PS7 June 2015–27 June 2015
Nicolás EyzaguirrePPD27 June 2015–31 August 2017
Gabriel de la FuentePS31 August 2017–11 March 2018
Gen. Sec. of
Government		Álvaro ElizaldePS11 March 2014–11 May 2015
Marcelo DíazPS11 May 2015–18 November 2016
Paula NarváezPS18 November 2016–11 March 2018
Economy, Development
& Tourism		Luis Felipe CéspedesPDC11 March 2014–11 March 2018
Social Development
& Family		Fernanda VillegasPS11 March 2014–11 May 2015
Marcos BarrazaPC11 May 2015–11 March 2018
EducationNicolás EyzaguirrePPD11 March 2014–27 June 2015
Adriana DelpianoPPD27 June 2015–11 March 2018
Justice & Human
Rights		José Antonio GómezPRSD11 March 2014–11 May 2015
Javiera BlancoInd.11 May 2015–19 October 2016
Jaime CamposPRSD19 October 2016–11 March 2018
Labor & Social WelfareJaviera BlancoInd.11 March 2014–11 May 2015
Ximena RincónPDC11 May 2015–18 November 2016
Alejandra KraussPDC18 November 2016–11 March 2018
Public WorksAlberto UndurragaPDC11 March 2014–11 March 2018
HealthHelia Molina (resigned)PPD11 March 2014–30 December 2014
Jaime Burrows (caretaker)PDC30 December 2014–23 January 2015
Carmen CastilloInd.23 January 2015–11 March 2018
Housing &
Urbanism		Paulina SaballPPD11 March 2014–11 March 2018
AgricultureCarlos FurchePS11 March 2014–11 March 2018
MiningAurora WilliamsPRSD11 March 2014–11 March 2018
Transport &
Telecommunications		Andrés Gómez-LoboPPD11 March 2014–14 March 2017
Paola TapiaPDC14 March 2017–11 March 2018
National AssetsVíctor Osorio ReyesIC11 March 2014–19 October 2016
Nivia PalmaIC19 October 2016–11 March 2018
EnergyMáximo PachecoPS11 March 2014–19 October 2016
Andrés RebolledoPS19 October 2016–11 March 2018
EnvironmentPablo BadenierPDC11 March 2014–20 March 2017
Marcelo MenaInd.20 March 2017–11 March 2018
Women & Gender
Equality		Claudia PascualPC11 March 2014–11 March 2018
Culture & the
Arts		Claudia BarattiniInd.11 March 2014–11 May 2015
Ernesto OttoneInd.11 May 2015–11 March 2018
SportsNatalia RiffoMAS11 March 2014–18 November 2016
Pablo SquellaInd.18 November 2016–11 March 2018

Timeline

References

  1. ^ "Resisting Parity: Gender and Cabinet Appointments in Chile and Spain". Politics & Gender (Cambridge University Press). 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Disrupting Informal Institutions: Cabinet Formation in Chile in 2006 and 2014". ResearchGate. 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Chile's new president names cabinet with equal numbers of men and women". The Guardian. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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