Gabriel Boric

Gabriel Boric
Official portrait, 2022
37th President of Chile
Assumed office
11 March 2022
Preceded bySebastián Piñera
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
from Magallanes
In office
11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byJaviera Morales[1]
Constituency28th district
In office
11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018
Preceded byMiodrag Marinovic
Succeeded byDistrict suppressed
Constituency60th district
President of the University of Chile Student Federation
In office
19 December 2011 – 28 November 2012
Preceded byCamila Vallejo
Succeeded byAndrés Fielbaum
Personal details
Born (1986-02-11) 11 February 1986 (age 38)
Punta Arenas, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, Chile
Political party
Other political
affiliations
Autonomous Left
(2008–2016)
Autonomist Movement
(2016–2018)
Domestic partnerIrina Karamanos (2019–2023)
RelativesVladimiro Boric Crnosija (grand-uncle)
EducationUniversity of Chile (did not graduate)[2]
Signature

Gabriel Boric Font[a] (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈβɾjel‿ˈβoɾitʃ ˈfont];[b] born 11 February 1986)[3] is a Chilean politician serving as the 37th and current president of Chile since March 2022. The leader of Apruebo Dignidad, he was member of the Chamber of Deputies for the district of Magallanes and Antarctic from 2014 to 2022.

Boric initially gained political prominence as a student leader during his time studying law at the University of Chile, being elected as president of the influential student federation during the student protests in 2011. This earned him a place in the 100 young leaders of Chile, published by El Sábado magazine in 2012.

He first ran for office 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 constitute the Broad Front and later Approve Dignity.[4] During the 2019 civil unrest, Boric played a pivotal role in negotiating the agreement that led to the October 2020 constitutional referendum.[5]

In December 2021, he secured the country's 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.[c][6][7]

  1. ^ "Boric realiza traspaso simbólico de su sede distrital: "Alcanzamos la presidencia sin olvidarnos de dónde venimos"" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Boric: "No me titulé ni estoy pensando en titularme, no me quiero dedicar a ser abogado nunca"". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ Esparza, Robinson (17 November 2011). "Gabriel Boric: El magallánico que quiere desbancar a Camila Vallejo". El Magallanews.cl, Noticias de Punta Arenas y Magallanes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Nuevo partido del FA: Convergencia Social inició proceso de legalización en el Servel". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Tres momentos de una negociación histórica: el acuerdo constitucional un año después". pauta (in Spanish). 15 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Leftist Gabriel Boric wins Chile presidential election". BBC News. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ Poblete, Jorge; McDonnell, Patrick J. (20 December 2021). "Leftist lawmaker Boric wins polarized election in Chile, to become nation's youngest president". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2021.


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