Gabriel Boric
Gabriel Boric | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 37th President of Chile | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sebastián Piñera |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Magallanes | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Javiera Morales |
| Constituency | District 28 |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Miodrag Marinovic |
| Succeeded by | District suppressed |
| Constituency | 60th district |
| President of the University of Chile Student Federation | |
| In office 19 December 2011 – 28 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Camila Vallejo |
| Succeeded by | Andrés Fielbaum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gabriel Boric Font 11 February 1986 Punta Arenas, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, Chile |
| Political party | Social Convergence (2018–2024) Broad Front (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Autonomous Left (2008–2016) Autonomist Movement (2016–2018) Broad Front (2017–2024) Apruebo Dignidad (2021–2023) Government Alliance (2022–present) Unity for Chile (2023) |
| Domestic partner(s) | Irina Karamanos (2019–2023) Paula Carrasco (Since 2024) |
| Relatives | Vladimiro Boric Crnosija (grand-uncle) |
| Education | University of Chile (did not graduate) |
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Gabriel Boric Font (Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjel‿ˈβoɾitʃ ˈfont]; born 11 February 1986) is a Chilean politician and the President of Chile since 2022. He previously served two four-year terms as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies.
Boric first gained prominence as a student leader while studying law at the University of Chile, where he led its influential student federation during the 2011 student protests. He served in the Chamber of Deputies from 2014 to 2022, representing Magallanes, his home region. He ran as an independent candidate in 2013 and later as part of the Broad Front coalition in 2017. In 2018, Boric founded the Social Convergence party, one of the parties that constituted the Broad Front before it became a political party through a merger. During the 2019 civil unrest in Chile, Boric played a pivotal role in negotiating the agreement that led to the October 2020 constitutional referendum.
In December 2021, Boric secured the presidency by defeating José Antonio Kast in the second round of the presidential election, receiving 55.9% of the votes. Following his election, Boric became the youngest president in Chilean history and is currently the seventh youngest serving state leader in the world.