The president of Chile is the Republic of Chile's leader of the government. The president has the power of both the Chilean government and state management. Even though its function and prominence have shifted throughout Chile's history, as it has status and relationships with other players in the national political group, it remains among the most visible political personalities. It is also regarded as being one of the entities that comprise Chile's 'Historic Constitution,' and it is critical to the nation's political security.

He worked in finance technology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and finance at Harvard University, the son of a Christian Democratic politician and ambassador. According to Forbes, he had a combined wealth of 2.8 billion dollars in 2019, making him one of Chile's wealthiest people. He was a part of the liberal-conservative National Renewal party and was a senator for the East Santiago constituency from 1990 to 1998. He ran for president in 2005 but failed to Michelle Bachelet, and again, effectively, in 2010. As a consequence, he became Chile's first democratic government republican judge since 1958, and the first to occupy office since Augusto Pinochet's resignation in 1990. Following the social upheaval that occurred in late 2019, Piera's weakened ability to manage according to the presidency concept has led to allegations that Chile is a de facto parliament or must become one.