Who are the 5 new cabinet ministers of Gabriel Boric

After a hectic week in Chile, This Friday took place the second change of cabinet in the government of President Gabriel Boric. It should be mentioned that the rumors of ministerial adjustments had been public for at least a week. However, since Wednesday, with the rejection in Congress of the tax reform bill, these rumors have gained strength.

Thus, after 3 p.m. (local time), in the Montt Varas room, inside the La Moneda palace, the Chilean president entered with his cabinet. However, the ministers were summoned, as a first step, at 1 pm. Among the first portfolio managers to arrive are Justice, Louis Corderoand that of transport, Juan Carlos Munoz. The postponement of the ceremony, according to local media, had to do with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of the most contested portfolios last due to the management of the minister Antonio Urrejola. At that time, during the morning hours, the name of Marthe MaurasHowever, when her possible appointment became known, some old tweets began to resurface on social media, which ended up complicating the appointment of the sociologist.

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Changes

Foreign Relations:

Finally, Antonia Urrejola will not remain Minister of Foreign Affairs. Your replacement: Alberto van Klaveren (75), close to the Party for Democracy (PPD), and whose appointment, according to specialist sources, signifies the return of the soul of the Concertación to foreign policy. He was under-secretary for foreign relations under the first government of Michelle Bachelet.

Besides, van Klaveren is appointed agent of the State of Chile for the maritime dispute with Peru before The Hague. He has fulfilled this task since 2008, under the Bachelet administration, and maintained it from 2010 to 2014, in the first government of Sebastián Piñera.

With the arrival of the new chancellor, added to the departure of Jose Miguel Ahumada of the Under-Secretary for International Relations, as well as the expected renewal of the teams of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the foreign policy of the government of Gabriel Boric seeks to fit into the role of multilateral organizations, with greater confluence with historical partners of Brussels and Latin America (like Brazil), a more active vision with the Asian powers, and the resumption of relations with diplomats like the British.

Public works:

Jessica López Saffie (40) will take over as Minister of Public Works, replacing Juan Carlos Garcia. The new head of this portfolio, who served as president of Banco Estado de Chile, is a commercial engineer with a major in economics from the University of Chile.

According to those close to him, López has experience in senior management and general management positions, with a specialty in banking. Besides, She is an expert consultant in strategic design, risk management and audit.

It should be mentioned that the new minister she became the first woman to lead Banco Estado, a company she has been linked to for nearly 30 years.

Culture, Arts and Heritage:

Jaime de Aguirre will be the new Minister of Culturethus replacing Juliet Brodsky. The new head of culture has extensive experience as a director of television channels, both on Televisión Nacional de Chile and Chilevisión.

On the other hand, de Aguirre has studies in law and music, having been part of some jazz fusion groups, as a bassist and double bass player. He also participated in the preparation of songs related to the Telethon campaigns (televised charity event) and to the anthem of the NO campaign, during the 1988 plebiscite: “Chile, joy is coming”.

His executive career in the television industry began in 1991., when he took over as director of programming for TVN. He remained in this position until 2002, when he arrived at Chilevisión to take up the same position. He stayed at this station until 2015. After that he made small steps on Channel 13 and again on TVN, until he left this area in 2018.

Sports:

The Ministry of Sports was among the portfolios that were part of the cabinet change this afternoon, a case in which Jaime Pizarro was elected new State Authority in this framework.

Was Captain of the Colo Colo club when they managed to win the Copa Libertadores in 1991, he would replace Alexandra Benadowas barely a year after taking office.

It is not the first time that Jaime Pizarro has assumed a government position, since between 2007 and 2009, he was Under-Secretary for Sports in Michelle Bachelet’s first government.

Currently the father of current Colo Colo midfielder Vicente Pizarrowas the athletic director of the Luksic Foundationand among his career outside the courts, he stands out for having been manager of Blanco y Negro (Colo-Colo), manager of the Barneceha club and sporting director of the Santiago Wanderers club.

Science, technology, knowledge and innovation:

Lawyer from the University of Chile and former National Director of the National Agency for Research and Development (formerly Conicyt), Aisen Etcheverry, assumed the Ministry of Science, replacing Silvia Díaz.

Etcheverry, in turn, has a master’s degree in law from the Faculty of Law of the University of San Francisco, she also holds a degree in Intellectual Property from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

For over a decade She has been responsible for coordinating various public and private teams and projects in areas related to science, technology and innovation., as can be recorded on the site of the former Conicyt. In this sense, Aisén Etcheverry has been responsible at the international level for advising legislation on institutional modernization processes, in areas such as intellectual property, e-commerce and the protection of personal data.

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