2023-08-17 15:14:14
Chilean President Gabriel Boric made five changes to his cabinet on Wednesday, the third change in just over a year in office, and one day after a key meeting with the right-wing Chile Vamos coalition to negotiate major program reforms. of government.
The changes also occur a few days after the former Minister of Social Development and Boric’s right-hand man, Giorgio Jackson, submitted his resignation due to pressure from the opposition for alleged cases of corruption by members of his political party with transfers of funds between foundations. and the state. The right-wing opposition conditioned the dialogue with the ruling party to the departure of Jackson from the government.
The progressive president once again called on the opposition to “respectfully face differences” and “find common ground”, thinking about those reforms that benefit people, in direct reference to the tax reform bill.
“That is why we have invited to agree on a fiscal pact that allows us to improve investment, recover growth and also obtain the fair and necessary taxes to finance social security, where those who have more contribute more,” he remarked.
Along these lines, Boric appreciated “the willingness of the parties in Chile. We are going to accept the invitation to resume dialogue” in which “the pension reform, fiscal pact and reinforce the security agenda” will be addressed. “In order to reach agreements we all have to give in,” he warned.
“It is time to leave everything behind and move forward together with greater cohesion and political unity, that is what the Homeland demands of us,” the president closed.
Boric will meet this Thursday with Chile Vamos, within the framework of the dialogue that he wants to carry out with the opposition to approve the new tax reform, essential to finance government projects, and the pension reform, one of the main campaign promises of the president, among other things.
At the ceremony in La Moneda, the president appointed Javiera Toro in the Ministry of Social Development, Nicolás Cataldo in the Ministry of Education, instead of Marco Antonio Ávila; Carolina Arredondo in the Ministry of Cultures, instead of Jaime De Aguirre; Marcela Sandoval in the Ministry of National Assets (Javiera Toro leaves office) and Aurora Williams in the Ministry of Mining, replacing Marcela Hernando.
Toro, who will occupy the portfolio left by Jackson, is a lawyer with a master’s degree in public law and was a minister in the portfolio of National Assets.
The change in education is one of the most significant, since in mid-June Ávila had suffered a constitutional accusation (impeachment) by the Chilean right, which accused him of prioritizing an agenda with an emphasis on sexual diversity and not taking bear the consequences of the educational reform of 2016.
Finally, a month later, the Chilean Chamber of Deputies rejected the constitutional accusation by 69 votes in favor and 78 against, ruling out its admissibility.
His successor, Cataldo, is a professor of history and social sciences and has served as Undersecretary of Education and Regional and Administrative Development in this same Government.
Meanwhile, Arredondo has been a theater and television actress for more than 20 years, while the new Minister of National Assets, Marcela Sandoval, is a journalist and until today was the National Director of Prodemu, which promotes rights and the strengthening of physical autonomy. and economic diversity of women in Chile. She was also head of communications for the Museum of Memory and Human Rights.
Finally, Williams is once again Minister of Mining, after holding the same position during the second Government of Michelle Bachelet.
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