Chile’s Kast names Quiroz finance minister, taps Pinochet defenders for cabinet


Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks as he presents the members of his cabinet, in Santiago, Chile January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Diego Reyes

SANTIAGO, ‌Jan 20 (Reuters) - Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast on Tuesday named economist Jorge Quiroz as finance ‌minister, part of a cabinet that includes two lawyers who defended dictator Augusto Pinochet, a ‌move that has revived tensions over human rights ahead of his inauguration.

Kast also named Daniel Mas to head the mining ministry. Chile is the world's largest copper producer and second-largest lithium producer.

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