Augusto Pinochet cabinet ministers

Pinochet in 1974 During the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet (1973–1990), Chile's executive authority was exercised through a tightly centralized cabinet whose composition reflected shifting priorities over time—internal control and political coordination in the mid-1970s, economic restructuring and crisis management in the early 1980s, and a gradual administrative adjustment in the years leading to the 1988 plebiscite and the 1990 transition.

The list below compiles the ministers and senior executive figures who held key posts across the period, with their terms of office presented chronologically within each portfolio.

The succession of names and dates traces continuity and turnover at the core of the executive, offering a concise view of how authority was organized and redistributed as Chile moved from the rupture of 1973 toward the institutional handover of March 1990.

List of ministers

Ministry

Name

Term

Interior

Oscar Bonilla Bradanovic

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

César Benavides

11 July 1974 – 14 April 1978

Sergio Fernández Fernández

14 April 1978 – 22 April 1982

Enrique Montero Marx

22 April 1982 – 10 August 1983

Sergio Onofre Jarpa

10 August 1983 – 12 February 1985

Ricardo García Rodríguez

12 February 1985 – 8 July 1987

Sergio Fernández Fernández

8 July 1987 – 21 October 1988

Carlos Cáceres Contreras

21 October 1988 – 11 March 1990

Foreign Affairs

Ismael Huerta

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

Patricio Carvajal

11 July 1974 – 14 April 1978

Hernán Cubillos

14 April 1978 – 29 March 1980

René Rojas Galdames

29 March 1980 – 14 February 1983

Miguel Schweitzer Walters

14 February 1983 – 19 December 1983

Jaime del Valle

19 December 1983 – 8 July 1987

Ricardo García Rodríguez

8 July 1987 – 21 November 1988

Hernán Felipe Errázuriz

21 November 1988 – 11 March 1990

General Secretariat of Government

Pedro Ewing

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

Hernán Béjares

11 July 1974 – 15 November 1977

René Vidal Basauri

15 November 1977 – 27 January 1979

Julio Fernández Atienza

27 January 1979 – 14 December 1979

Sergio Badiola

14 December 1979 – 20 October 1980

René Vidal Basauri

20 October 1980 – 29 December 1980

Julio Bravo Valdés

29 December 1980 – 30 August 1982

Hernán Felipe Errázuriz

30 August 1982 – 14 February 1983

Ramón Suárez González

14 February 1983 – 10 August 1983

Alfonso Márquez de la Plata

10 August 1983 – 6 November 1984

Francisco Javier Cuadra

6 November 1984 – 8 July 1987

Orlando Poblete Iturrate

8 July 1987 – 21 October 1988

Miguel Ángel Poduje

21 October 1988 – 5 April 1989

Óscar Vargas Guzmán

5 April 1989 – 17 August 1989

Cristián Labbé Galilea

17 August 1989 – 11 March 1990

Presidential Chief of Staff

Sergio Covarrubias

1974–1979

René Escauriaza

1979 – 16 October 1979

Santiago Sinclair

17 October 1979 – 6 December 1985

Sergio Valenzuela Ramírez

6 December 1985 – 15 November 1988

Jorge Ballerino

15 November 1988 – 11 March 1990

Economy, Development and Reconstruction

Rolando González Acevedo

12 September 1973 – 11 October 1973

Fernando Léniz

11 October 1973 – 14 April 1975

Sergio de Castro

14 April 1975 – 27 December 1976

Pablo Baraona

27 December 1976 – 26 December 1978

Roberto Kelly

26 December 1978 – 14 December 1979

José Luis Federici

14 December 1979 – 29 December 1980

Rolando Ramos Muñoz

29 December 1980 – 22 April 1982

Luis Danús

22 April 1982 – 30 August 1982

Rolf Lüders

30 August 1982 – 14 February 1983

Manuel Martín Sáez

14 February 1983 – 10 August 1983

Andrés Passicot

10 August 1983 – 2 April 1984

Modesto Collados

2 April 1984 – 29 July 1985

Juan Carlos Délano

29 July 1985 – 8 July 1987

Manuel Concha Martínez

8 July 1987 – 16 April 1989

Pedro Larrondo

16 April 1989 – 11 March 1990

Economic Coordination and Development

Raúl Sáez

8 July 1974 – 16 March 1976

Finance

Lorenzo Gotuzzo

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

Jorge Cauas

11 July 1974 – 31 December 1976

Sergio de Castro

31 December 1976 – 22 April 1982

Sergio de la Cuadra

22 April 1982 – 30 August 1982

Rolf Lüders

30 August 1982 – 14 February 1983

Carlos Cáceres Contreras

14 February 1983 – 22 April 1984

Luis Escobar Cerda

22 April 1984 – 12 February 1985

Hernán Büchi

12 February 1985 – 5 April 1989

Enrique Seguel

5 April 1989 – 6 December 1989

Martín Costabal

6 December 1989 – 11 March 1990

Public Education

José Navarro Tobar

12 September 1973 – 27 September 1973

Hugo Castro Jiménez

27 September 1973 – 16 May 1975

Arturo Troncoso

16 May 1975 – 3 December 1976

Luis Niemann

3 December 1976 – 26 December 1978

Gonzalo Vial Correa

26 December 1978 – 14 December 1979

Alfredo Prieto Bafalluy

14 December 1979 – 30 August 1982

Álvaro Arriagada Norambuena

30 August 1982 – 14 February 1983

Mónica Madariaga Gutiérrez

14 February 1983 – 18 October 1983

Horacio Aránguiz Donoso

18 October 1983 – 29 July 1985

Sergio Gaete

29 July 1985 – 8 July 1987

Juan Antonio Guzmán

8 July 1987 – 5 June 1989

René Salamé

5 June 1989 – 11 March 1990

Justice

Gonzalo Prieto Gándara

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

Hugo Musante

11 July 1974 – 14 July 1975

Miguel Schweitzer Speisky

14 July 1975 – 20 April 1977

Mónica Madariaga

20 April 1977 – 14 February 1983

Jaime del Valle

14 February 1983 – 19 December 1983

Hugo Rosende

19 December 1983 – 11 March 1990

National Defense

Patricio Carvajal

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

Oscar Bonilla Bradanovic

11 July 1974 – 7 March 1975

Herman Brady

7 March 1975 – 14 April 1978

César Benavides

14 April 1978 – 29 December 1980

Carlos Forestier

29 December 1980 – 4 December 1981

Washington Carrasco

4 December 1981 – 15 December 1982

Patricio Carvajal

15 December 1982 – 11 March 1990

Public Works and Transport

Sergio Figueroa Gutiérrez

12 September 1973 – 14 April 1975

Hugo León Puelma

14 April 1975 – 17 April 1979

Patricio Torres Rojas

17 April 1979 – 22 April 1982

Bruno Siebert

22 April 1982 – 5 June 1989

Hernán Abad

5 June 1989 – 11 March 1990

Agriculture

Sergio Crespo

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

Tucapel Vallejos

11 July 1974 – 12 July 1976

Mario Mac-Kay

12 July 1976 – 20 April 1977

Alfonso Márquez de la Plata

20 April 1977 – 29 December 1980

José Luis Toro Hevia

29 December 1980 – 22 April 1982

Jorge Prado Aránguiz

22 April 1982 – 21 October 1988

Jaime de la Sotta

21 October 1988 – 5 June 1989

Juan Ignacio Domínguez

5 June 1989 – 11 March 1990

Lands and Colonization

Diego Barba Valdés

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

Mario Mac-Kay

11 July 1974 – 12 July 1976

Lautaro Recabarren

12 July 1976 – 14 December 1979

René Peri Fagerström

14 December 1979 – 8 July 1987

Jorge Veloso Bastías

8 July 1987 – 21 October 1988

Armando Álvarez Marín

21 October 1988 – 11 March 1990

Labor and Social Welfare

Nicanor Díaz Estrada

12 September 1973 – 8 March 1976

Sergio Fernández Fernández

8 March 1976 – 1 January 1978

Vasco Costa Ramírez

1 January 1978 – 26 December 1978

José Piñera Echenique

26 December 1978 – 29 December 1980

Miguel Kast

29 December 1980 – 22 April 1982

Máximo Silva Bafalluy

22 April 1982 – 30 August 1982

Patricio Mardones Villarroel

30 August 1982 – 10 August 1983

Hugo Gálvez

10 August 1983 – 6 November 1984

Alfonso Márquez de la Plata

6 November 1984 – 21 October 1988

Guillermo Arthur

21 October 1988 – 17 August 1989

María Teresa Infante

17 August 1989 – 11 March 1990

Public Health

Alberto Spoerer

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

Francisco Herrera Latoja

11 July 1974 – 8 March 1976

Fernando Matthei

8 March 1976 – 27 July 1978

Carlos Jiménez Vargas

27 July 1978 – 14 December 1979

Alejandro Medina Lois

14 December 1979 – 29 December 1980

Hernán Rivera Calderón

29 December 1980 – 10 August 1983

Winston Chinchón

10 August 1983 – 13 August 1986

Juan Giaconi

13 August 1986 – 11 March 1990

Mining

Arturo Yovane

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

Agustín Toro

11 July 1974 – 30 April 1975

Luis Valenzuela Blanquier

30 April 1975 – 26 December 1978

Carlos Quiñones

26 December 1978 – 29 December 1980

José Piñera Echenique

29 December 1980 – 4 December 1981

Hernán Felipe Errázuriz

4 December 1981 – 30 August 1982

Samuel Lira

30 August 1982 – 21 October 1988

Pablo Baraona

21 October 1988 – 1989

Jorge López Bain

1989 – 11 March 1990

Housing and Urbanism

Arturo Vivero

12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974

Arturo Troncoso

11 July 1974 – 14 April 1975

Carlos Granifo

14 April 1975 – 11 March 1977

Luis Edmundo Ruiz

11 March 1977 – 26 December 1978

Jaime Estrada Leigh

26 December 1978 – 22 April 1982

Roberto Guillard Marinot

22 April 1982 – 10 August 1983

Modesto Collados

10 August 1983 – 2 April 1984

Miguel Ángel Poduje

2 April 1984 – 21 October 1988

Gustavo Montero Saavedra

21 October 1988 – 11 March 1990

Transport and Telecommunications

Enrique Garín Cea

8 July 1974 – 8 March 1976

Raúl Vargas Miquel

8 March 1976 – 20 April 1978

José Luis Federici

20 April 1978 – 14 December 1979

Caupolicán Boisset

14 December 1979 – 10 August 1983

Enrique Escobar Rodríguez

10 August 1983 – 8 July 1987

Jorge Massa Armijo

8 July 1987 – 21 October 1988

Carlos Silva Echiburu

21 October 1988 – 11 March 1990

Office of Planning

Roberto Kelly Vásquez

12 September 1973 – 26 December 1978

Miguel Kast

26 December 1978 – 29 December 1980

Álvaro Donoso Barros

29 December 1980 – 1981

Luis Danús

1981–1982

Gastón Frez

1982

Sergio Pérez Hormazábal

1982 – 10 August 1983

Hernán Büchi

10 August 1983 – 8 May 1984

Luis Figueroa del Río

8 May 1984 – 1985

Sergio Valenzuela Ramírez

1985

Francisco Ramírez Migliassi

1985 – 23 April 1987

Sergio Melnick

23 April 1987 – 17 August 1989

Luis Larraín Arroyo

17 August 1989 – 11 March 1990

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