MCQs on Prime Ministers of Chile

  • Who was the first Prime Minister of Chile?
    • A) Salvador Allende
    • B) Augusto Pinochet
    • C) Diego Portales
    • D) Ricardo Lagos

    Answer: C) Diego Portales

  • Which Prime Minister served during the Chilean War of Independence?
    • A) Bernardo O’Higgins
    • B) Gabriel González Videla
    • C) Eduardo Frei Montalva
    • D) Augusto Pinochet

    Answer: A) Bernardo O’Higgins

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Chile immediately before Salvador Allende’s presidency?
    • A) Augusto Pinochet
    • B) Eduardo Frei Montalva
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Gabriel González Videla

    Answer: B) Eduardo Frei Montalva

  • Which Prime Minister served during the 1973 military coup?
    • A) Salvador Allende
    • B) Augusto Pinochet
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Gabriel González Videla

    Answer: B) Augusto Pinochet

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Chile from 1990 to 1994?
    • A) Sebastián Piñera
    • B) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
    • C) Patricio Aylwin
    • D) Michelle Bachelet

    Answer: C) Patricio Aylwin

  • Which Prime Minister served Chile during the 1980s?
    • A) Augusto Pinochet
    • B) Salvador Allende
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Eduardo Frei Montalva

    Answer: A) Augusto Pinochet

  • Who was the Chilean Prime Minister during the 2000s known for implementing significant economic reforms?
    • A) Sebastián Piñera
    • B) Gabriel González Videla
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Michelle Bachelet

    Answer: C) Ricardo Lagos

  • Which Prime Minister was in office when Chile adopted its current constitution in 1980?
    • A) Ricardo Lagos
    • B) Patricio Aylwin
    • C) Augusto Pinochet
    • D) Gabriel González Videla

    Answer: C) Augusto Pinochet

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Chile during the return to democracy in 1990?
    • A) Patricio Aylwin
    • B) Sebastián Piñera
    • C) Michelle Bachelet
    • D) Ricardo Lagos

    Answer: A) Patricio Aylwin

  • Which Prime Minister was in power during the 2010 earthquake and tsunami in Chile?
    • A) Gabriel González Videla
    • B) Sebastián Piñera
    • C) Michelle Bachelet
    • D) Ricardo Lagos

    Answer: B) Sebastián Piñera

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Chile before the 2019 social unrest?
    • A) Sebastián Piñera
    • B) Ricardo Lagos
    • C) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
    • D) Michelle Bachelet

    Answer: A) Sebastián Piñera

  • Which Prime Minister was known for his role in the “Concertación” coalition?
    • A) Sebastián Piñera
    • B) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
    • C) Gabriel González Videla
    • D) Ricardo Lagos

    Answer: D) Ricardo Lagos

  • Who was the Prime Minister during Chile’s transition from military to civilian rule?
    • A) Gabriel González Videla
    • B) Michelle Bachelet
    • C) Sebastián Piñera
    • D) Patricio Aylwin

    Answer: D) Patricio Aylwin

  • Which Prime Minister was in office during the economic crisis of the 1980s in Chile?
    • A) Augusto Pinochet
    • B) Salvador Allende
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Eduardo Frei Montalva

    Answer: A) Augusto Pinochet

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Chile during the 2006 student protests?
    • A) Michelle Bachelet
    • B) Sebastián Piñera
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

    Answer: A) Michelle Bachelet

  • Which Prime Minister was responsible for the “Free Trade Agreement with the United States” in 2003?
    • A) Ricardo Lagos
    • B) Sebastián Piñera
    • C) Gabriel González Videla
    • D) Michelle Bachelet

    Answer: A) Ricardo Lagos

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Chile during the 2014 education reform?
    • A) Michelle Bachelet
    • B) Sebastián Piñera
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

    Answer: A) Michelle Bachelet

  • Which Prime Minister led Chile through its 2004 free trade agreement with the European Union?
    • A) Ricardo Lagos
    • B) Sebastián Piñera
    • C) Gabriel González Videla
    • D) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

    Answer: A) Ricardo Lagos

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Chile in 1994 during the establishment of a new constitution?
    • A) Gabriel González Videla
    • B) Patricio Aylwin
    • C) Sebastián Piñera
    • D) Ricardo Lagos

    Answer: B) Patricio Aylwin

  • Which Prime Minister was known for implementing social reforms and modernizing Chile’s infrastructure?
    • A) Gabriel González Videla
    • B) Sebastián Piñera
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

    Answer: C) Ricardo Lagos

  • Who was the Chilean Prime Minister during the 2019 social unrest protests?
    • A) Sebastián Piñera
    • B) Gabriel González Videla
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Michelle Bachelet

    Answer: A) Sebastián Piñera

  • Who succeeded Salvador Allende as President of Chile in 1973?
    • A) Ricardo Lagos
    • B) Augusto Pinochet
    • C) Gabriel González Videla
    • D) Michelle Bachelet

    Answer: B) Augusto Pinochet

  • Which Prime Minister was in office during the Chilean economic boom of the early 2000s?
    • A) Gabriel González Videla
    • B) Michelle Bachelet
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Sebastián Piñera

    Answer: C) Ricardo Lagos

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Chile before the 2018 presidential elections?
    • A) Gabriel González Videla
    • B) Sebastián Piñera
    • C) Michelle Bachelet
    • D) Ricardo Lagos

    Answer: B) Sebastián Piñera

  • Which Prime Minister initiated major education reforms in Chile during the 2000s?
    • A) Ricardo Lagos
    • B) Sebastián Piñera
    • C) Gabriel González Videla
    • D) Michelle Bachelet

    Answer: A) Ricardo Lagos

  • Who was Prime Minister during the 1988 plebiscite in Chile?
    • A) Augusto Pinochet
    • B) Gabriel González Videla
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Michelle Bachelet

    Answer: A) Augusto Pinochet

  • Which Prime Minister led Chile during the 2008 global financial crisis?
    • A) Sebastián Piñera
    • B) Gabriel González Videla
    • C) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
    • D) Michelle Bachelet

    Answer: D) Michelle Bachelet

  • Who served as Prime Minister of Chile from 1994 to 2000?
    • A) Sebastián Piñera
    • B) Gabriel González Videla
    • C) Ricardo Lagos
    • D) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

    Answer: C) Ricardo Lagos

  • Which Prime Minister was known for leading Chile through the implementation of neoliberal economic policies?
    • A) Michelle Bachelet
    • B) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
    • C) Augusto Pinochet
    • D) Ricardo Lagos

    Answer: C) Augusto Pinochet

Who was the Chilean Prime Minister during the 2011 student protests?

  • A) Sebastián Piñera
  • B) Michelle Bachelet
  • C) Ricardo Lagos
  • D) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

Answer: A) Sebastián Piñera

 

Prime Minister Term Start Term End
Diego Portales 1830 1837
Bernardo O’Higgins 1817 1823
Manuel Bulnes 1841 1851
José Joaquín Pérez 1851 1861
Félix González 1861 1866
Joaquín Prieto 1866 1871
Aníbal Pinto 1871 1876
Domingo Santa María 1876 1881
José Manuel Balmaceda 1886 1891
Cecil Rhodes 1891 1896
Emilio Bello Codesido 1896 1897
Pedro Montt 1897 1901
Germán Riesco 1901 1906
Luis Barros Borgoño 1906 1907
Elías Fernández 1907 1909
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo 1927 1931
Salvador Allende 1970 1973
Augusto Pinochet 1973 1990
Patricio Aylwin 1990 1994
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle 1994 2000
Ricardo Lagos 2000 2006
Michelle Bachelet 2006 2010
Sebastián Piñera 2010 2014
Michelle Bachelet 2014 2018
Sebastián Piñera 2018 2022
Gabriel Boric 2022 Present

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