Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle is a Chilean politician who served as president of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He was the son of former president Eduardo Frei Montalva.

Concertación: A coalition of Chilean center-left parties that governed from the end of military rule in 1990 through 2010. Frei won the presidency as the coalition’s candidate and continued its governing project.
Eduardo Frei Montalva: A Chilean Christian Democratic politician who was president of Chile from 1964 to 1970. Frei Ruiz-Tagle was his son and followed him into national politics.
Ricardo Lagos: A Chilean politician who served as president from 2000 to 2006, succeeding Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle. Lagos followed Frei as president and led the same broad governing coalition.
1998 Chilean constitutional reform: A set of constitutional amendments enacted in Chile in 1998, including changes to appointed senators and military influence. The reforms advanced under Frei addressed institutional features inherited from the dictatorship.
Chilean transition to democracy: Chile’s return to elected civilian government after the military dictatorship that began in 1973. His administration governed during the consolidation of democratic institutions after the dictatorship.
Christian Democratic Party of Chile: A Chilean political party founded in 1957, associated with social Christianity and democratic reform. Frei’s political career developed within the party his father helped lead.
Andrés Zaldívar: A Chilean Christian Democratic politician who held senior government and legislative offices. He served as Frei’s interior minister and was a leading figure in the governing party.
Pinochet’s arrest in London: The 1998 arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in London under a Spanish extradition warrant. The arrest confronted Frei’s government with an international case over Chilean human-rights abuses.
Chilean economic model: An economic system combining market-oriented policies, export growth, and social programs in Chile. His government maintained market-oriented policies while expanding social investment.
Christian democracy: A political tradition combining democratic government, social reform, and principles drawn from Christian social teaching. Its reformist tradition shaped the party and political environment in which Frei rose.

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