On January 24, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced a new cabinet that she hopes will help her fulfill promises of reforming the education system, changing the constitution and reducing Chile’s vast income inequality.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (Source: AFP)
Ms Bachelet announced 23 ministers that will be working alongside with her after she takes over her position at La Moneda on March 11, 2013.
The new cabinet consists of nine women and 14 men from different regions of Chile, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Heraldo Munoz; Minister of Interior Rodrigo Penallillo; Minister of Defence Jorge Burgos; Minister of Finance Alberto Arenas and Minister of Economy Luis Felipe Cespedes.
The cabinet includes six members of the Party for Democracy, five Christian Democrats, three from Bachelet’s Socialist Party, two representatives of the Radical Party, one Communist and six independents.
“I have chosen a work team based on their leadership characteristics, their technical capabilities, their experience and deep commitment to the government program,” Ms Bachelet said.
Bachelet, 62, the candidate for the center-left New Majority coalition and former president (2006-2010), won a presidential run-off with 62 percent of the votes, defeating the conservative ruling party’s Evelyn Matthei, who got just less than 38 percent./.
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