Vice President of Chile

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Vice president of Chile was a political position in Chile from 1826 to 1833.

In 1826, jointly with the establishment of the title of President of the Republic, the position of Vice President was created, whose function was to replace the President in the cases of illness, absence and others.^[1] Agustín Eyzaguirre was elected as the first vice president in the election of 1826. Francisco Antonio Pinto was designated in the position in the election of following year.

The Constitution of 1828, the only Chilean constitution that established the vicepresidency as a permanent position, provided that in case of death or physical or moral impossibility of the president, he would replace him in his post. The required qualities were the same as those required from president. The appointment of Joaquín Vicuña as vice president, after the election of 1829, the first under the rule of the Charter of 1828, was the object of a great controversy and is considered one of the triggers of the Revolution of 1829. The permanent position of vice president was abolished with the 1833 Constitution, Diego Portales being the last to occupy it.

Since then, the title of Vice President is only used for the first in the order of succession to discharge the duties of the president in case of temporary impediment or vacancy. The Vice President, in the performance of his duties, has all the powers that the Constitution confers on the President.

Vice Presidents[]

Image	Name	Took office	Left office	President	Notes
	Agustín Eyzaguirre	9 July 1826	9 September 1826	Manuel Blanco Encalada	Succeeded to the presidency
	Francisco Antonio Pinto[2]	15 February 1827	8 May 1827	Ramón Freire	Succeeded to the presidency
	Joaquín Vicuña	19 October 1829	2 November 1829	Francisco Antonio Pinto
	José Tomás Ovalle	18 February 1830	1 April 1830	Francisco Ruiz-Tagle	Succeeded to the presidency
	Diego Portales	18 September 1831	26 May 1833	José Joaquín Prieto	Never took oath of office

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