It is third on the presidential line of succession after the minister of the interior and public security and the president of the Senate of Chile (Constitution, Art.

The first president of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile was Juan Antonio Ovalle,[4] a lawyer and landowner who had previously served as procurator of Santiago.

On September 4, 1811, revolutionary José Miguel Carrera, with the support of his siblings, led a successful coup d'état with the goal of establishing a more radical government.

[14] A new constitution was drafted in 1823 during the government of Supreme Director Ramón Freire which stablished a unicameral legislative body formed by the Senate of Chile.

[17] Barros Luco was a member of the Revolutionary Junta of Iquique which administered parts of the country that were occupied by the Congressist band during the civil war.

He was a proponent of the August 23, 1973 accord which accused the Allende administration of seizing power with the goal of establishing a totalitarian government contrary to the democratic values of the Chilean constitution.

María Maluenda, a human rights advocate and former ambassador to Vietnam,[20] served as provisional president of the Chamber of Deputies during its inaugural session before the election of José Antonio Viera-Gallo.

In November 2019 several deputies requested then-President of the Chamber Iván Flores to resign following his decision to suspend activities on a day during the ongoing 2019–2020 Chilean protests which they deemed as damaging to the public image of Congress.

In case of disarray, the president may request attendees to leave, as well as call for assistance from Carabineros with the purpose of maintaining or re-establishing order in the Chamber.