The incoming Cabinet ministers have been announced this morning.
| Position |
Name |
Party |
| Interior |
Izkia Siches |
Independiente |
| Defensa |
Maya Fernandez |
Socialista |
| Hacienda |
Mario Marcel |
Independiente |
| Secreteria General de Presidencia |
Giorgio Jackson |
Revolucion Democratica |
| Secretaria General de Gobierno |
Camilla Vallejo |
Comunista |
| Economia |
Nicolas Grau |
Convergencia Social |
| Educacion |
Marco Avila |
Revolucion Democratica |
| Mujer y Equidad de Género: |
Antonia Orellana |
Convergencia Social |
| Salud: |
María Begoña Yarza |
Independiente |
| Hacienda: (Finance) |
Mario Marcel |
Independiente |
| Energía: |
Carlos Huepe |
Convergencia Social |
| Transporte y Telecomunicaciones: |
Juan Carlos Muñoz |
Independiente |
| Medio Ambiente: |
Maisa Rojas |
Independiente |
| Desarrollo Social y Familia: |
Jeanette Vega |
Independiente |
| Trabajo y Previsión Social: |
Jeannette Jara |
Comunista |
| Justicia y Derechos Humanos: |
Marcela Ríos |
Convergencia Social |
| Obras Públicas: |
Juan Carlos García |
Partido Liberal |
| Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio: |
Juliea Brodsky |
Convergencia Social |
| Vivienda y Urbanismo: |
Carlos Montes |
Partido Socialista |
| Bienes Nacionales: |
Javiera Toro |
Comunes |
| Deporte: |
Alexandra Benado |
Independiente |
| Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación: |
Flavio Salazar |
Comunista |
| Minería: |
Marcela Hernando |
Partido Radical |
| Agricultura: |
Esteban Valenzuela |
FRSV |
Some initial thoughts:
So firstly good to see only 3 out of 24 ministers being communist, arguably none of them being the most important or powerful roles, none on economy or foreign affairs as I hoped for and predicted. Communist scare was overblown as usual. I personally have always wondered if Boric made the alliance with the communists, and the primary with Jadue, not because he really leans in that direction these days, but as a smart, strategic move since before that primary he wasn’t enough of a political heavyweight, and didn’t have enough support and popularity to win without doing this.
Secondly, at a first glance, all the three key climate relevant posts look promising. Carlos Huepe (Energy) has proposed decarbonization by 2025, Juan Carlos Muñoz (transport) has said he doesn’t use a car Monday-Friday and said we need to rethink cities. Maisa Rojas (environment) is a climate science who contributed to the last IPCC report.
Thirdly, 14 of 24 posts are women.
Fourthly, the appointment of Mario Marcel as the finance minister is being said to be calming markets and it is being reported that he will keep an eye on the spending levels. We shall see.
Fifthly, the cancel culture twitter people are after Alexandra Benado (deporte) for alleged bad behaviour in previous roles.
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I just hope that the typical Chilean idiosyncrasy doesn’t get in the way of true progress. It might be wishful thinking
Is anyone else sort of starting to feel bad for Mario Marcel? He seems to look worse and more constipated every day. I guess being the adult in the room is stressful. I wonder how much longer he will be around.