List of female cabinet ministers of Chile


The executive power in Chile is exercised by the president, who serves as both head of state and head of government, along with their cabinet. In 1952, Adriana Olguín became the first female cabinet minister in Latin America.
As of 2025, eighty-eight women have served as cabinet ministers in the governments of Chile. There has been at least one woman in every cabinet since March 2000, when Ricardo Lagos assumed the presidency.
Gabriel Boric's administration appointed Chile's first-ever majority-women cabinet upon taking office in 2022: fourteen women and ten men, with an average age of 49. The cabinet lost its gender parity in April 2023 but regained it in January 2025.

List of women ministers

Numerical order represents the order of first appointment to the cabinet.
#NameOfficeAppointedLeft officePresident / Head of Executive Power
1Adriana OlguínMinister of Justice29 July 19523 November 1952Gabriel González Videla
2María Teresa del CantoMinister of Education3 November 19521 April 1953Gabriel González Videla
3Mireya BaltraMinister of Labor and Social Welfare17 June 19722 November 1972Salvador Allende
4Mónica MadariagaMinister of Justice and Human Rights20 April 197714 February 1983Augusto Pinochet
5Mónica MadariagaMinister of Education14 February 198319 October 1983Augusto Pinochet
6María Teresa Infante BarrosMinister of Labor and Social Welfare17 August 198911 March 1990Augusto Pinochet
7Soledad AlvearMinister of Justice and Human Rights11 March 199416 December 1999Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
8Adriana DelpianoMinister of National Assets11 March 199413 April 1999Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
9Michelle BacheletMinister of Health11 March 20007 February 2002Ricardo Lagos
10Mariana AylwinMinister of Education11 March 20003 March 2003Ricardo Lagos
11Alejandra KraussMinister of Social Development and Family11 March 20007 January 2002Ricardo Lagos
12Soledad AlvearMinister of Foreign Affairs11 March 200029 September 2004Ricardo Lagos
13Michelle BacheletMinister of National Defense7 January 200229 September 2004Ricardo Lagos
14Cecilia Pérez DíazMinister of Social Development and Family7 January 20023 March 2003Ricardo Lagos
15Sonia TschorneMinister of Housing and Urbanism29 September 200411 March 2006Ricardo Lagos
15Sonia TschorneMinister of National Assets29 September 200411 March 2006Ricardo Lagos
16Yasna ProvosteMinister of Social Development and Family1 October 200411 March 2006Ricardo Lagos
17Marigen HornkohlMinister of Education14 December 200511 March 2006Ricardo Lagos
18Vivianne BlanlotMinister of National Defense11 March 200626 March 2007Michelle Bachelet
19Patricia PobleteMinister of Housing and Urbanism11 March 200611 March 2010Michelle Bachelet
20Clarisa HardyMinister of Social Development and Family11 March 20068 January 2008Michelle Bachelet
21Karen PoniachikMinister of Mining11 March 20068 January 2008Michelle Bachelet
22María Soledad BarríaMinister of Health11 March 200628 October 2008Michelle Bachelet
23Paulina VelosoMinister General Secretariat of the Presidency11 March 200626 March 2007Michelle Bachelet
24Romy SchmidtMinister of National Assets11 March 20066 January 2010Michelle Bachelet
25Íngrid AntonijevicMinister of Economy, Development, and Tourism11 March 200614 July 2006Michelle Bachelet
26Yasna ProvosteMinister of Education14 June 200617 April 2008Michelle Bachelet
27Paula QuintanaMinister of Social Development and Family8 January 200811 March 2010Michelle Bachelet
28Marigen HornkohlMinister of Agriculture10 January 200811 March 2010Michelle Bachelet
29Mónica JiménezMinister of Education17 April 200811 March 2010Michelle Bachelet
30Claudia SerranoMinister of Labor and Social Welfare15 December 200811 March 2010Michelle Bachelet
31Carolina ToháMinister General Secretariat of Government12 March 200914 December 2009Michelle Bachelet
32Pilar ArmanetMinister General Secretariat of Government14 December 200911 March 2010Michelle Bachelet
33Jacqueline WeinsteinMinister of National Assets6 January 201011 March 2010Michelle Bachelet
34Camila MerinoMinister of Labor and Social Welfare11 March 201014 January 2011Sebastián Piñera
35Magdalena MatteMinister of Housing and Urbanism11 March 201019 April 2011Sebastián Piñera
36Ena von BaerMinister General Secretariat of Government11 March 201018 July 2011Sebastián Piñera
37Catalina ParotMinister of National Assets11 March 20105 November 2012Sebastián Piñera
38María Ignacia BenítezMinister for the Environment1 October 201011 March 2014Sebastián Piñera
39Evelyn MattheiMinister of Labor and Social Welfare16 January 201122 July 2013Sebastián Piñera
40Loreto SilvaMinister of Public Works5 November 201211 March 2014Sebastián Piñera
41Cecilia PérezMinister General Secretariat of Government5 November 201211 March 2014Sebastián Piñera
42Patricia PérezMinister of Justice and Human Rights17 December 201211 March 2014Sebastián Piñera
43Carolina SchmidtMinister of Education22 April 201311 March 2014Sebastián Piñera
44Helia MolinaMinister of Health11 March 201423 January 2015Michelle Bachelet
45Paulina SaballMinister of Housing and Urbanism11 March 201411 March 2018Michelle Bachelet
46Ximena RincónMinister General Secretariat of the Presidency11 March 201411 May 2015Michelle Bachelet
47Fernanda VillegasMinister of Social Development and Family11 March 201411 May 2015Michelle Bachelet
48Javiera BlancoMinister of Labor and Social Welfare11 March 201411 May 2015Michelle Bachelet
49Natalia RiffoMinister of Sports11 March 201418 November 2016Michelle Bachelet
50Aurora WilliamsMinister of Mining11 March 201411 March 2018Michelle Bachelet
51Carmen CastilloMinister of Health23 January 201511 March 2018Michelle Bachelet
52Javiera BlancoMinister of Justice and Human Rights11 May 201519 October 2016Michelle Bachelet
53Ximena RincónMinister of Labor and Social Welfare11 May 201518 November 2016Michelle Bachelet
54Patricia SilvaMinister General Secretariat of the Presidency7 June 201527 June 2015Michelle Bachelet
55Adriana DelpianoMinister of Education27 June 201511 March 2018Michelle Bachelet
56Claudia PascualMinister of Women and Gender Equality3 June 201611 March 2018Michelle Bachelet
57Nivia PalmaMinister of National Assets19 October 201611 March 2018Michelle Bachelet
58Alejandra KraussMinister of Labor and Social Welfare18 November 201611 March 2018Michelle Bachelet
59Paula NarváezMinister General Secretariat of Government18 November 201611 March 2018Michelle Bachelet
60Paola TapiaMinister of Transport and Telecommunications14 March 201711 March 2018Michelle Bachelet
61Gloria HuttMinister of Transport and Telecommunications11 March 201811 March 2022Sebastián Piñera
62Pauline KantorMinister of Sports11 March 201828 October 2019Sebastián Piñera
63Alejandra PérezMinister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage11 March 20189 August 2018Sebastián Piñera
64Marcela CubillosMinister for the Environment11 March 20189 August 2018Sebastián Piñera
65Cecilia PérezMinister General Secretariat of Government11 March 201828 October 2019Sebastián Piñera
66Susana JiménezMinister of Energy11 March 201812 June 2019Sebastián Piñera
67Isabel PláMinister of Women and Gender Equality11 March 201813 March 2020Sebastián Piñera
68Marcela CubillosMinister of Education9 August 201828 February 2020Sebastián Piñera
69Carolina SchmidtMinister for the Environment9 August 201822 November 2021Sebastián Piñera
70Consuelo ValdésMinister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage13 August 201811 March 2022Sebastián Piñera
71María José ZaldívarMinister of Labor and Social Welfare28 October 20197 April 2021Sebastián Piñera
72Karla RubilarMinister General Secretariat of Government28 October 201928 July 2020Sebastián Piñera
73Cecilia PérezMinister of Sports28 October 201911 March 2022Sebastián Piñera
74Carolina Cuevas MerinoMinister of Women and Gender Equality13 March 20206 May 2020Sebastián Piñera
75Macarena SantelicesMinister of Women and Gender Equality6 May 20209 June 2020Sebastián Piñera
76Mónica ZalaquettMinister of Women and Gender Equality9 June 202011 March 2022Sebastián Piñera
77Karla RubilarMinister of Social Development and Family28 July 202011 March 2022Sebastián Piñera
78María Emilia UndurragaMinister of Agriculture6 January 202111 March 2022Sebastián Piñera
79Carolina ValdiviaMinister of Foreign Affairs6 February 202211 March 2022Sebastián Piñera
80Maisa RojasMinister for the Environment11 March 2022IncumbentGabriel Boric
81Antonia OrellanaMinister of Women and Gender Equality11 March 2022IncumbentGabriel Boric
82Julieta BrodskyMinister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage11 March 202210 March 2023Gabriel Boric
83Alexandra BenadoMinister of Sports11 March 202210 March 2023Gabriel Boric
84María Begoña YarzaMinister of Health11 March 20226 September 2022Gabriel Boric
85Jeannette VegaMinister of Social Development and Family11 March 202225 August 2022Gabriel Boric
86Camila VallejoMinister General Secretariat of Government11 March 202223 December 2024Gabriel Boric
87Izkia SichesMinister of the Interior11 March 20226 September 2022Gabriel Boric
88Marcela RíosMinister of Justice and Human Rights11 March 20227 January 2023Gabriel Boric
89Antonia UrrejolaMinister of Foreign Affairs11 March 202210 March 2023Gabriel Boric
90Marcela HernandoMinister of Mining11 March 202216 August 2023Gabriel Boric
91Maya FernándezMinister of National Defense11 March 202210 March 2025Gabriel Boric
92Javiera ToroMinister of National Assets11 March 202216 August 2023Gabriel Boric
93Jeannette JaraMinister of Labor and Social Welfare11 March 20227 April 2025Gabriel Boric
94Paula PobleteMinister of Social Development and Family25 August 20226 September 2022Gabriel Boric
95Ximena AguileraMinister of Health6 September 2022IncumbentGabriel Boric
96Carolina ToháMinister of the Interior6 September 20224 March 2025Gabriel Boric
97Ana Lya UriarteMinister General Secretariat of the Presidency6 September 202219 April 2023Gabriel Boric
98Silvia DíazMinister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation6 September 202210 March 2023Gabriel Boric
99Jessica LópezMinister of Public Works10 March 2023IncumbentGabriel Boric
100Aisén EtcheverryMinister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation10 March 202322 July 2025Gabriel Boric
101Paula PobleteMinister of Social Development and Family11 August 202316 August 2023Gabriel Boric
102Marcela SandovalMinister of National Assets16 August 20236 January 2025Gabriel Boric
103Aurora WilliamsMinister of Mining16 August 2023IncumbentGabriel Boric
104Carolina ArredondoMinister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage16 August 2023IncumbentGabriel Boric
105Javiera ToroMinister of Social Development and Family16 August 2023IncumbentGabriel Boric
106Aisén EtcheverryMinister General Secretariat of Government23 December 20249 July 2025Gabriel Boric
107Macarena LobosMinister General Secretariat of the Presidency4 March 2025IncumbentGabriel Boric
108Adriana DelpianoMinister of National Defense10 March 2025IncumbentGabriel Boric
109Camila VallejoMinister General Secretariat of Government9 July 2025IncumbentGabriel Boric
110Ignacia FernándezMinister of Agriculture21 August 2025IncumbentGabriel Boric