Sebastián Piñera

Sebastián Piñera
Official presidential portrait of Piñera (2010)
36th President of Chile
In office March 11, 2010 – March 11, 2014
Preceded by	Michelle Bachelet
Succeeded by	Michelle Bachelet
Leader of National Renewal
In office May 26, 2001 – March 10, 2004
Preceded by	Alberto Cardemil
Succeeded by	Sergio Díez
Senator for Eastern Santiago
In office March 11, 1990 – March 11, 1998
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Carlos Bombal
Personal details
Born	Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique (1949-12-01) December 1, 1949 (age 67) Santiago, Chile
Political party	National Renewal (Before 2010) Independent (2011–present)
Other political affiliations	Coalition for Change
Spouse(s)	Cecilia Morel (1973–present)
Children	Magdalena Cecilia Sebastián Cristóbal
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Harvard University
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Signature
Website	Official website

Presidential styles of Sebastián Piñera
Reference style	Su Excelencia, el Presidente de la República. "His Excellency, the President of the Republic"
Spoken style	Presidente de Chile. "President of Chile"
Alternative style	Señor Presidente. "Mr. President"

Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel ˈxwan seβasˈtjan piˈɲeɾa etʃeˈnike]; born December 1, 1949), more commonly known as Sebastián Piñera, is a Chilean politician and businessman. He was President of Chile between 2010 and 2014.

Piñera is the third child of the marriage between José Piñera Carvallo and Magdalena Echenique Rozas. He was born on December 1, 1949 in Santiago, Chile. His siblings are María Magdalena, José Manuel, Juan Pablo, José Miguel, and María Teresa. Sebastián Piñera is of Basque - Cantabric ancestry. Among his ancestors on his maternal side is his mother's great great grandmother, Luisa Pinto Garmendia, a cultured and aristocratic woman, sister of President Aníbal Pinto Garmendia and daughter of President Francisco Antonio Pinto and Luisa Garmendia Alurralde, who was a descendant of the last Inca emperor Huayna Capac. He is a nephew of the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop in the world, Bernardino Piñera.

One year after his birth, Piñera's family moved abroad to Belgium and later to New York City where his father was the Chilean ambassador to the United Nations. Piñera returned to Chile in 1955 and was enrolled in the Colegio del Verbo Divino ("Divine Word College"), from which he graduated in 1967.

Piñera then matriculated at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile to undertake his undergraduate degree in Commercial Engineering (Ingeniería Comercial), from which he graduated in 1971. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Raúl Iver Oxley Prize which is given to the best overall student of each class.