The National Mining Society (Sonami), which brings together the vital sector of the world’s largest copper producer, celebrated the appointments of Marcel and Hernando.
“Our sector is available to collaborate in the challenges of the sector, especially in times when mining is facing a highly competitive international scenario and a key situation for its future,” said Diego Hernández, president of Sonami.
Several future ministers were absent from the presentation ceremony because they were on vacation or affected by close cases of Covid-19.
The average age of the members of the new cabinet is 49 years. The youngest, 32 years old, is Antonia Orellana, who will head the Ministry for Women as of March 11, when the new government takes office.
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The “political committee” was made up of his closest collaborators: the spokesperson minister, the communist Camila Vallejo; the Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Giorgio Jackson, and the Minister of the Interior, Izkia Siches.
Vallejo will be the first communist since the return to democracy in 1990 to integrate the hard core of the government.
Among other challenges, Marcel will face an economy that this year points to a slowdown after growing close to 12% in 2021, driven by an increase in consumption after the social aid provided by the government of Sebastián Piñera and the three approved withdrawals from the pension funds. by Congress, amid strong popular pressure.