Felipe Kast
Felipe Kast | |
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Official portrait, 2022. | |
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the charge |
| Constituency | 11th Circunscription (Araucanía Region) |
| President of Evópoli | |
| In office 26 January 2015 – 6 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | María Francisca Correa |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Saint-Jean |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Alberto Cardemil |
| Succeeded by | Dissolution of the charge |
| Constituency | 22nd District (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 |
| Party | Evópoli (2012–2026) |
| Spouse |
Emelia Puga
(m. 2004; sep. 2022) |
| Domestic partner | Pamela Díaz (2024–present) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Miguel Kast Rist Cecilia Christine Sommerhoff Hyde |
| Relatives | José Antonio Kast (uncle) José Antonio Kast Adriasola (cousin) Javier Etcheberry (stepfather) Pablo and Tomás Kast (brothers) 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 who has served as parliamentary and minister in his country. He is the nephew of President José Antonio Kast.
A graduate in economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile with a PhD from Harvard University, Kast has been Minister of Planning, presidential candidate in the 2017 primary elections and deputy for the commune of Santiago between 2014 and 2018. He currently serves as senator for the Araucanía Region after being elected to a eight-year term in the 2017 parliamentary elections.
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. 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.