The Governor of Cardenal Caro Province is the appointed head of government

Head of government

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 of the provincial government in Cardenal Caro Province

Cardenal Caro Province

Cardenal Caro Province is one of the three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins . The capital of Cardenal Caro is Pichilemu....

, Chile

Chile

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. The governor is designated by the President

President of Chile

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 and is normally regarded a ceremonial post.

History

The history of the province began when, on July 13, 1973, President

President of Chile

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 Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende

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 decreed the creation of the Cardenal Caro Department, which would become a province on October 3, 1979, as General Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet

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 decreed its creation under the name of Cardenal Caro (Cardinal Caro), in honour of José María Caro

José María Caro

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, the first Roman Catholic Church

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 Cardinal, who was born in Ciruelos

Ciruelos

Ciruelos is a Chilean village located southeast of Pichilemu, Cardenal Caro Province. As of 1899, it had very few inhabitants, a free school, and a post office.-References:...

, Pichilemu

Pichilemu

Pichilemu , originally known as Pichilemo, is a beach resort city and commune in central Chile, and capital of Cardenal Caro Province. It is located southwest of Santiago, the capital of Chile, and comprises an urban center and twenty-three villages, such as Ciruelos, Cáhuil, and Espinillo...

, the capital of the city. The communes of Litueche

Litueche

Litueche is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Litueche spans an area of and has 5,526 inhabitants . Of these, 2,479 lived in urban areas and 3,047 in rural areas...

 (formerly El Rosario), La Estrella

La Estrella, Chile

La Estrella is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Estrella spans an area of and has 4,221 inhabitants . Of these, 1,380 lived in urban areas and 2,841 in rural areas...

, Marchihue

Marchihue

Marchihue, also known as Marchigüe, is a Chilean town and commune in the Cardenal Caro Province of Chile's sixth region of O'Higgins.-Demographics:...

, Paredones

Paredones

Paredones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of and has 6,695 inhabitants . Of these, 2,195 lived in urban areas and 4,500 in rural areas...

, and Pichilemu

Pichilemu

Pichilemu , originally known as Pichilemo, is a beach resort city and commune in central Chile, and capital of Cardenal Caro Province. It is located southwest of Santiago, the capital of Chile, and comprises an urban center and twenty-three villages, such as Ciruelos, Cáhuil, and Espinillo...

, originally from Colchagua Province

Colchagua Province

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; and Navidad

Navidad, Chile

Navidad is a Chilean commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Navidad spans an area of and has 5,422 inhabitants . Of these, 712 lived in urban areas and 4,710 in rural areas...

, originally from San Antonio Province

San Antonio Province

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, formed the province. The first governor of Cardenal Caro was Marcelo Nogueira Hidalgo, who held the office from 1979 until 1990.

The current Governor of Cardenal Caro Province is Julio Ibarra

Julio Ibarra

Julio Diego Ibarra Maldonado is a Chilean politician. Ibarra has been the Governor of Cardenal Caro Province since he was appointed by President of Chile Sebastián Piñera on March 11, 2010....

, who was appointed on March 11, 2010 by President Sebastián Piñera

Sebastián Piñera

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List of governors

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	Marcelo Nogueira Hidalgo	1979	1990
2	Hernán Vieira Herrera	1990	1994
3	Rolando Cárdenas Ibarra	1994	2000
4	Cristián Oyarzún Estay	2000	2002
5	José Saúl Bravo Gallegos	2002	2004
6	Fabricio Jiménez Mardones	2004	2006
7	Hernán San Martín Valdés	2006	2007
8	Loreto Puebla	2009	March 11, 2010
9	Julio Diego Ibarra Maldonado	March 11, 2010	Incumbent