The LVI legislative period of the Chilean Congress is sitting from 11 March 2022 to 10 March 2026. It is composed of the senators and the deputies who are members of their respective chambers.
It was elected at the 2021 Chilean general election. In that electoral process, the Chamber of Deputies was entirely renewed, with 155 representatives elected; as for the Senate, 27 new representatives were elected out of 50 seats. The Senate of the Republic was formed with 23 senators elected in 2017 who were already serving from the previous legislative period.
Composition
Senate The Senate of the Republic included 23 senators elected in 2017 who were already serving from the previous legislative period.
The composition of the Senate in the 56th legislative period is as follows:
Number of senators by political affiliation
GovernmentSenatorsCoalitionSenatorsRepublican Party1Christian Social Front1Independent Democratic Union9Chile Vamos24National Renewal12Political Evolution3Christian Democratic Party5New Social Pact18Party for Democracy6Socialist Party of Chile7Democratic Revolution1Apruebo Dignidad5Social Green Regionalist Federation2Communist Party of Chile2Independents out of pact2Independents out of pact2
Members Region Const. Official portrait Senator Party Previous public service Education Start End Arica and Parinacota José Miguel Insulza Salinas PS Secretary General of the Organization of American States University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Arica and Parinacota José Durana Semir UDI Intendant of the Arica and Parinacota Region during the Sebastián Piñera government University of Tarapacá 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Tarapacá Jorge Soria PPD Mayor of Iquique Liceo de Hombres de Iquique 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Tarapacá Luz Ebensperger Orrego UDI Intendant of the Tarapacá Region during the Sebastián Piñera government Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Antofagasta Pedro Araya Guerrero Ind- PPD Deputy for the former District 4 of the Antofagasta Region University of Antofagasta 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Antofagasta Esteban Velásquez Núñez FREVS Deputy for District 3 of the Antofagasta Region University of Tarapacá 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Antofagasta Paulina Núñez Urrutia RN Deputy for District 3 of the Antofagasta Region Catholic University of the North 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Atacama Yasna Provoste Campillay PDC Deputy for the former District 6 of the Atacama Region University of Playa Ancha 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Atacama Rafael Prohens Espinosa RN Intendant of the Atacama Region during the Sebastián Piñera government Colegio Excelsior, Santiago 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Coquimbo Daniel Núñez Arancibia PCCh Deputy for District 5 of the Coquimbo Region University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Coquimbo Matías Walker Prieto DEMMatías Walker and Ximena Rincón were elected as members of the Christian Democratic Party. They resigned from the party in late October 2022 to form Democrats. Deputy for District 5 of the Coquimbo Region Diego Portales UniversityUniversity of Development 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Coquimbo Sergio Gahona Salazar UDI Deputy for District 5 of the Coquimbo Region Diego Portales UniversityCatholic University of the North 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Valparaíso Francisco Chahuán Chahuán RN Deputy for the former District 14 of the Valparaíso Region University of Valparaíso 11 March 2010 11 March 2026 Valparaíso Kenneth Pugh Olavarría Ind- RN Director General of Personnel of the Navy Arturo Prat Naval School 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Valparaíso Ricardo Lagos Weber PPD minister secretary-general of government during the Michelle Bachelet government University of ChileUniversity of Sussex 11 March 2010 11 March 2026ValparaísoTomás de Rementería Venegas PSDeputy for District 7 of the Valparaíso RegionGabriela Mistral University23 April 202511 March 2026 Valparaíso Juan Ignacio Latorre Riveros FA No previous public office. Central University of ChileUniversity of Barcelona 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Metropolitan Region of Santiago Manuel José Ossandón Irarrázabal RN Mayor of Puente Alto Inacap 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Metropolitan Region of Santiago Luciano Cruz-Coke Carvallo EVOP Deputy for District 10 of the Metropolitan Region Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film InstituteAcademia de Humanismo Cristiano University 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Metropolitan Region of Santiago Claudia Pascual Grau PCCh Minister of Women and Gender Equity during the Michelle Bachelet government University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Metropolitan Region of Santiago Fabiola Campillai Rojas IndNo previous public office. Liceo Fidel Pinochet Le-brun, San Bernardo and Liceo Manuel Barros Borgoño, Santiago 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Metropolitan Region of Santiago Rojo Edwards Silva PSC Deputy for the former District 51 of the Araucanía Region Pontifical Catholic University of ChileJohn F. Kennedy School of Government 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 O'Higgins Alejandra Sepúlveda Orbenes Ind-FREVSElected under the quota of the Green Social Regionalist Federation, she resigned from the party on 24 March 2023. Deputy for District 16 of the O'Higgins Region Austral University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 O'Higgins Javier Macaya Danus UDI Deputy for District 15 of the O'Higgins Region Pontifical Catholic University of ChileUniversity of ValparaísoAdolfo Ibáñez University 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 O'Higgins Juan Luis Castro González PS Deputy for District 15 of the O'Higgins Region University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Maule Juan Castro Prieto PSC Mayor of Talca Liceo Industrial A-10, Talca 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Maule Rodrigo Galilea Vial RN Intendant of the Maule Region during the Sebastián Piñera government Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Maule Juan Antonio Coloma Correa UDI Deputy for the former District 31 of the Metropolitan Region Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 11 March 2002 11 March 2026 Maule Ximena Rincón González DEM Minister of Labor and Social Security during the Michelle Bachelet government University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Maule Paulina Vodanovic Rojas PS Undersecretary for the Armed Forces during the Michelle Bachelet government University of Chile 25 April 2023 11 March 2026 Biobío Sebastián Keitel Bianchi EVOPHe was elected as a member of Evópoli, but resigned from the party on 14 November 2023. He rejoined the party in late 2025. Deputy for District 9 of the Metropolitan Region Catholic University Silva Henríquez 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Biobío Enrique van Rysselberghe Herrera UDIDeputy for District 20 of the Biobío Region University of Development 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Biobío Gastón Saavedra Chandía PS Deputy for District 20 of the Biobío Region Federico Santa María Technical University 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Ñuble Loreto Carvajal Ambiado PPD Deputy for District 19 of the Ñuble Region Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception 3 March 2021 11 March 2030 Ñuble Gustavo Sanhueza Dueñas UDI Deputy for District 19 of the Ñuble Region University of Bío-Bío 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Araucanía Felipe Kast Sommerhoff EVOP Deputy for the former District 22 of the Metropolitan Region Pontifical Catholic University of ChileHarvard University 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Araucanía Francisco Huenchumilla Jaramillo PDC Intendant of the Araucanía Region during the Michelle Bachelet government University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Araucanía Jaime Quintana Leal PPD Deputy for the former District 49 of the Araucanía Region Pontifical Catholic University of ChileUniversity of La Frontera 11 March 2010 11 March 2026 Araucanía José García Ruminot RN Deputy for the former District 50 of the Araucanía Region University of La Frontera 11 March 2002 11 March 2026 Araucanía Carmen Gloria Aravena Acuña Ind- RN Municipal administrator of Traiguén University of La Frontera 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Los Ríos Alfonso de Urresti Longton PS Deputy for the former District 53 of the Los Ríos Region University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Los Ríos María José Gatica Bertín RN Governor of Valdivia Province during the Sebastián Piñera government Austral University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Los Ríos Iván Flores García PDC Deputy for District 24 of the Los Ríos Region Austral University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Los Lagos Iván Moreira Barros UDI Deputy for the former District 27 of the Metropolitan Region Liceo Luis Alberto Barrera, Punta Arenas 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Los Lagos Fidel Espinoza Sandoval PS Deputy for District 25 of the Los Lagos Region University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Los Lagos Carlos Kuschel Silva RN Deputy for District 26 of the Los Lagos Region Austral University of Chile 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Aysén David Sandoval Plaza UDI Deputy for the former District 59 of the Aysén Region University of Chile 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Aysén Ximena Órdenes Neira Ind- PPD Intendant of the Aysén Region during the Michelle Bachelet government Andrés Bello University 11 March 2018 11 March 2026 Magallanes Karim Bianchi Retamales Ind Deputy for District 28 of the Magallanes Region UNIACC University University of Magallanes 11 March 2022 11 March 2030 Magallanes Alejandro Kusanovic Glusevic Ind- RN President of the Regional Council for the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region between 2019-2021 State Technical University 11 March 2022 11 March 2030
Presidents of the Senate Start End President Party 11 March 2022 15 March 2023 Álvaro Elizalde Soto 25px 15 March 2023 19 March 2024 Juan Antonio Coloma Correa 25px 19 March 2024 26 March 2025 José García Ruminot 25px 26 March 2025 Incumbent Manuel José Ossandón Irarrázabal 25px
Vice Presidents of the Senate Period Name Party 2022–2023 Luz Ebensperger Orrego UDI 2023–2024 Francisco Huenchumilla Jaramillo PDC 2024–2025 Matías Walker Prieto DEM 2025–present Ricardo Lagos Weber PPD
+ Political affiliation changes Name From To Constituency PRCh 11 PRCh Ind-RN Ximena Rincón PDC DEM 9 Matías Walker 5 Alejandra Sepúlveda FRVS 8 Rojo Edwards PRCh PSC 7 PSC Ind-PSC Sebastián Keitel EVO Ind-EVO 10 Juan Castro Prieto Ind-RN PSC 9 Alejandro Kusanovic RN Ind-PSC 15
Deputies The composition of the Chamber of Deputies in the 56th legislative period is as follows:
Number of deputies by political affiliation PartyDeputiesCoalitionDeputiesChristian Conservative Party1Christian Social Front15Republican Party14Independent Democratic Union23Chile Vamos53National Renewal25Political Evolution4Democratic Independent Regionalist Party1Party of the People6Undefined6United Centre1United Independents1Citizens1New Social Pact37Christian Democratic Party8Liberal Party of Chile4Radical Party of Chile4Party for Democracy7Socialist Party of Chile13Democratic Revolution8Apruebo Dignidad37Commons6Social Convergence9Social Green Regionalist Federation2Communist Party of Chile12Humanist Party of Chile3Dignity Now3Green Ecologist Party of Chile2Undefined2Independents out of pact1Independents out of pact1
Members