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Forms of address in Chile

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The forms of address in Chile were established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and refer to other various laws on the matter.[1] In practice, the correct forms of address are reserved for the most formal documents, as is the case with current President of the lower chamber of Congress, who is normally addressed as simply 'Señor Diego Paulsen Kehr', without the styles of Excellency and Honourable which he is entitled to.[2]

Executive

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Authority or institution Epistolary address Personal address On envelopes
President of the Republic Most Excellent Mr/Madam President of the Republic

Your Excellency
Excellency
or
Mr/Madam President
or
President
His Excellency the President of the Republic
Former President of the Republic Most Excellent Mr/Madam

Your Excellency
Mr/Madam President
or
President
His Excellency the former President of the Republic
Ministers of State Mr/Madam Minister

Your Honour
Minister Mr/Madam Minister
Undersecretary of State Mr/Madam Undersecretary

Your Honour
Undersecretary Mr/Madam Undersecretary

Legislature

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Authority or institution Epistolary address Personal address On envelopes
President of the Senate The Most Excellent Mr/Madam

Your Excellency
Mr/Madam
or
President
or
Senator
His Excellency the President of the Senate
President of the Chamber of Deputies The Most Excellent Mr/Madam

Your Excellency
Mr/Madam
or
President
or
Deputy
His Excellency the President of the Honourable Chamber of Deputies
Senators Honourable Mr/Madam

Senator

Your Honour
Senator Honourable Mr/Madam

Senator
Deputies Honourable Mr/Madam

Deputy

Your Honour
Deputy Honourable Mr/Madam

Deputy

Judiciary

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Authority or institution Epistolary address Personal address On envelopes
Supreme Court of Justice The Most Excellent Supreme Court of Justice Supreme Court The Most Excellent Supreme Court of Justice
President of the Supreme Court of Justice Most Excellent Mr/Madam

Your Excellency
Mr/Madam
or
President
His Excellency
Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice Most Excellent Mr/Madam

Your Excellency
Magistrate His Excellency
Court of Appeals Most Illustrious Court of Appeals Court of Appeals The Illustrious Court of Appeals
President of the Court of Appeals Most Illustrious Mr/Madam Mr/Madam Minister
or
Magistrate
Most Illustrious Mr/Madam
Minister of the Court of Appeals Most Illustrious Mr/Madam

Your Honour
Mr/Madam Minister
or
Magistrate
Most Illustrious Mr/Madam
Judge His Honour

Your Honour
Mr/Madam Judge
or
Magistrate
His Honour

Regional government

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Authority or institution Epistolary address Personal address On envelopes
Regional Governor Mr/Madam Governor

Your Honour
Mr/Madam
or
Governor
Mr/Madam Governor (of the ...[a] Region)
Regional Ministerial Secretary (SEREMI) SEREMI ...[b] SEREMI Mr/Madam SEREMI ...[b]
Regional Board member (Councillor) Councillor ...[c] Councillor Mr/Madam Councillor
Regional Director Mr/Madam Director ...[d] Director Mr/Madam Director ...[d]

Local government

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Authority or institution Epistolary address Personal address On envelopes
Municipalities The Most Illustrious Municipality of ...[e]
or
Illustrious Municipality of ...[e]
Illustrious Municipality of ...[e]
Mayors Mr/Madam Mayor

Your Honour
Mr/Madam
or
Mayor
Mr/Madam Mayor (of the I. Municipality of ...[e])
City Council member (Councilman)[f] Councilman[f] ...[c] Councilman[f] Mr/Madam Councilman[f]

Armed Forces

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Autoridad o institución Trato epistolar Trato personal Para referirse a:
Commander in Chief of the Army of Chile Mr/Madam General of the Army

Your Honour
Mr/Madam General
or
General
Mr/Madam Commander in Chief of the Army
Commander in Chief of the Navy of Chile Mr/Madam Admiral

Your Honour
Mr/Madam Admiral
or
Admiral
Mr/Madam Commander in Chief of the Navy
Commander in Chief of the Air Force of Chile Mr/Madam Air General

Your Honour
Mr/Madam General
or
General
Mr/Madam Commander in Chief of the Air Force
General Director of the Carabiniers de Chile Mr/Madam General Director of Carabiniers

Your Honour
Mr/Madam General
or
General
Mr/Madam General Director of Carabiniers
Director General of the Investigations Police of Chile Mr/Madam Director General of the Investigations Police

Your Honour
Mr/Madam Director
or
Director
Mr/Madam Director General of the Investigations Police

Other

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Authority or institution Epistolary address Personal address On envelopes
Comptroller General of the Republic Mr/Madam Comptroller General of the Republic

Your Honour
Mr/Madam
or
Mr/Madam Comptroller
Mr/Madam Comptroller General of the Republic
Nacional Prosecutor of the Public Ministry Mr/Madam National Prosecutor of the Public Ministry

Your Honour
Mr/Madam
or
Mr/Madam Prosecutor
Mr/Madam National Prosecutor of the Public Ministry

Notes

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  1. ^ Name of the Region
  2. ^ a b Portfolio
  3. ^ a b First lastname
  4. ^ a b Service
  5. ^ a b c d Name of the Commune
  6. ^ a b c d Or 'Councilwoman' if female

References

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  1. ^ "Vocativos en Chile para Autoridades Nacionales y Extranjeras" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Chile) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Session of the whole Congress". www.senado.cl. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.