Born in February 1986 in Punta Arenas, Gabriel Boric Font officially takes office as state leader of the Republic of Chile in March 2022, for a four-year term.
A tricenarian at age 36, Boric has his name inked in gold as the youngest-ever president of the South-American country.
Interestingly from student unionism to the presidency, here are his major records.
A Left-wing politician with close ties to the Communist Party, Boric emerged as president-elect of Chile in the second round of the 2021 presidential election after edging past his opponent, Jose Antonio Kast, a Right-wing populist in a record-breaking feat.
Taking over from where Sebastian Pinera, the immediate past president of Chile left off, Boric will direct the political machinery of Chile up until 2026, as the country undergoes a period of socio-political transition.
Prior to attaining this height in governance, Boris served as President of the University of Chile Student Federation between 2011-2012.
He was an active spirit and one of the frontline figures in the 2011 Chilean student protests – a demonstration that advocated for greater reforms in the educational framework of the country.
Boric, a Law graduate, represented the Magellanes Region for a consecutive four-year term between 2014 – 2018 and up until his resignation in 2022 as a member of the Chambers of Deputies – the lower house of the National Congress of Chile, a-155 member sitting arrangement.
The Chilean civil unrest which started in 2019 and had far-reaching effects from Santiago to other major cities across Chile saw Boric play a significant political role in overseeing negotiations towards constitutional reforms. An effort that eventually paid off as a referendum to change the Pinochet-era constitution was set on course.
Today, Boric officially resides at the Le Moneda Palace in Santiago, the state capital from where he would formulate, execute and implement both domestic and foreign policies for a 4-year period as the 36th state leader of the Republic of Chile.
The Gabriel Boric-led Chilean government is getting off to a flying start with a female-dominated cabinet already in place, and an all-inclusive government highly anticipated.
As the Republic of Chile redrafts its Pinochet-era constitution, expectations are high for the incumbent government to redress income inequality and address key sectors of administration ranging from security and immigration challenges to healthcare, human rights, and a host of others.
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