List of ministries of Chile

The Ministers of State of Chile (Spanish: Ministros de Estado de Chile), according to the Chilean constitution, are the direct and immediate collaborators of the President of the Republic in the government and the administration of the state,[1] and in such, they are responsible for the handling of their respective Ministry (Ministerio), in accordance with the policies and instructions that it imparts. The president can appoint and remove ministers freely, and each reports to directly to the president.

## List of ministries and their ministers

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Ministry of the Interior and Public Security

Ministerio de Gobierno (1817–1818)
Ministerio de Gobierno y Relaciones Exteriores (1818–1824)
Ministerio de Interior y Relaciones Exteriores (1824–1871)
Ministerio del Interior (1871–2011)
Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública (2011-present)
| Álvaro Elizalde (2025)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Colonización (1871–1887)
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Culto y Colonización (1888–1924)
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (1924–1930)
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Comercio (1930–1941)
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (1941–present)
| Alberto van Klaveren (2023)
Ministry of National Defense

Ministerio de Guerra (1817–1818)
Ministerio de Guerra y Marina (1818–1924)
Ministerio de Guerra (1924–1927) y Ministerio de Marina (1924–1927)
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (1927)
Ministerio de Guerra (1927–1932) y Ministerio de Marina (1927–1932)
Ministerio de Guerra y Aviación (1932) y Ministerio de Marina (1932)
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (1932–present)
| Adriana Delpiano (2025)
Ministry of Finance

Ministerio de Hacienda (1817–present)
| Mario Marcel (2022)
Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency

Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia (1990–present)
| Macarena Lobos (2025)
Ministry General Secretariat of Government

Ministerio Secretaría General de Gobierno (1976–present)
| Camila Vallejo (2022)
Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism

Ministerio de Comercio y Abastecimiento (1941–1942)
Ministerio de Economía y Comercio (1942–1953)
Ministerio de Economía (1953–1960)
Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción (1960–2010 )
Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo (2010–present)
| Nicolás Grau (2022)
Ministry of Social Development and Family

Ministerio de Planificación y Cooperación (1990–2011)
Ministerio de Desarrollo Social (2011–2019)
Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (2019–present)
| Javiera Toro Cáceres (2023)
Ministry of Education

Ministerio de Educación Pública (1927–1990)
Ministerio de Educación (1990–present)
| Nicolás Cataldo (2023)
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights

Ministerio de Justicia, Culto e Instrucción Pública (1837–1887)
Ministerio de Justicia e Instrucción Pública (1887–1927)
Ministerio de Justicia (1927–2016)
Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos (2016-present)
| Jaime Gajardo (2024)[2]
Ministry of Labor and Social Forecast

Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social (1959–present)
| Jeannette Jara (2022)
Ministry of Public Works

Ministerio de Industria y Obras Públicas (1887–1912)
Ministerio de Industria, Obras Públicas y Ferrocarriles (1910–1924)
Ministerio de Obras y Vías Públicas (1924–1925)
Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Comercio y Vías de Comunicación (1925–1927)
Ministerio de Fomento (1927–1942)
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Vías de Comunicación (1942–1953)
Ministerio de Obras Públicas (1953–1967)
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte (1967–1974)
Ministerio de Obras Públicas (1974–present)
| Jessica López Saffie (2023)
Ministry of Health

Ministerio de Higiene, Asistencia, Previsión Social y Trabajo (1924–1927)
Ministerio de Bienestar Social (1927–1932)
Ministerio de Salubridad Pública (1932–1936)
Ministerio de Salubridad, Previsión y Asistencia Social (1936–1953)
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Previsión (1953–1959)
Ministerio de Salud Pública (1959–1979)
Ministerio de Salud (1979–present)
| Ximena Aguilera (2022)
Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning

Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo (1965–present)
| Carlos Montes Cisternas (2022)
Ministry of Agriculture

Ministerio de Agricultura, Industria y Colonización (1924–1927)
Ministerio de Agricultura (1930–present)
| Esteban Valenzuela (2022)
Ministry of Mining

Ministerio de Minas (1953)
Ministerio de Minería (1953–present)
| Aurora Williams (2023)
Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications

Ministerio de Transportes (1974–1977)
Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones (1977–present)
| Juan Carlos Muñoz (2022)
Ministry of National Assets

Ministerio de la Propiedad Austral (1929–1932)
Ministerio de Tierras y Colonización (1932–1980)
Ministerio de Bienes Nacionales (1980–present)
| Francisco Figueroa Cerda (2024)
Ministry of Energy

Ministerio de Energía (2010–present)
| Diego Pardow (2022)
Ministry of the Environment

Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (2010–present)
| Maisa Rojas (2022)
Ministry of Women and Gender Equality

Servicio Nacional de la Mujer (1991-2016)
Ministerio de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género (2016-present)
| Antonia Orellana (2022)
Ministry of Sport

Ministerio del Deporte (2013-present)
| Jaime Pizarro (2023)
Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage

Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes de Chile (2001-2018)
Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio (2018-present)
| Carolina Arredondo (2023)
Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation

Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación de Chile (2018-present)
| Aisén Etcheverry (2023)
Ministry of Public Security

Ministerio de Seguridad Pública (2025)
| To Be Announced

## Gallery

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President Sebastián Piñera in the official photograph together with the Ministers of State. 21 May 2010.

## See also

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* Ministry General Secretariat of Government (Chile)
* Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency (Chile)

## References

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1. ^ Artícle 33 of the Constitution
2. ^ "Luis Cordero asume como ministro de Justicia: "Este es un sector que es mucho más que indultos y el nombramiento del Fiscal Nacional"". ADN Radio. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

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