Felipe Kast
Felipe Kast | |
|---|---|
Santiago Centro) | |
| Minister of Planning | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 13 October 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Paula Quintana |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Lavín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1977 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party |  Evópoli (2012–present) |
| Spouse | Emelia Puga |
| Children | Four |
| Parent(s) | Miguel Kast Rist Cecilia Christine Sommerhoff Hyde |
| Relatives | José Antonio Kast (uncle) Javier Etcheberry (stepfather) Pablo Kast (brother) Michael Kast (grandfather) Robert Schumann (great-great-great-grandfather) Clara Schumann (great-great-great-grandmother) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
Felipe José Kast Sommerhoff (born 9 June 1977) is a Chilean economist, researcher, consultant, and politician.
Early life and family
Kast is a nephew of far-right politician José Antonio Kast and son of the late economist Miguel Kast, who served as Minister of State and President of the Central Bank under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. He is also the grandson of Michael Kast,[1] a German officer who escaped American custody, obtained a false identity, and migrated to Chile in 1950, and great-great-great-grandson of German composers Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann.[citation needed]
Career
A graduate in economics from the
As a right-wing independent,[citation needed] Kast actively participated in President Sebastián Piñera's first government, first as Minister of State and then as Presidential Delegate for emergency camps and villages occupied by 27 February 2010 Earthquake victims.
Kast is a founder and former president of Evópoli, a conservative-liberal and centre-right party.[3] In what was described as a blow to Kast Gloria Hutt was elected president of the party in October 2022 rather than Kast's candidate Luciano Cruz-Coke.[4]
References
- ^ PIlleux Cepeda, Mauricio (16 January 2020). "Kast". Genealog (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Felipe Kast asume como director del programa social de Libertad y Desarrollo" (in Spanish). Emol. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Operación Infancia: el sueño de hacer de Chile un país más justo". Araucanía Diario (in Spanish). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "La victoria de Gloria Hutt sobre Cruz-Coke: el trasfondo de la primera derrota interna de Felipe Kast en Evópoli". Ex-Ante (in Spanish). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.