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06SANTIAGO428
2006-03-02 10:42:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Santiago
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CHILE: BACHELET ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET

Tags:  PGOV TBIO PREL SOCI CI 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/01/2016
TAGS: PGOV TBIO PREL SOCI CI
SUBJECT: CHILE: BACHELET ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET
UNDERSECRETARIES

REF: A. SANTIAGO 00203

B. SANTIAGO 00218

Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Emi L. Yamauchi
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTIAGO 000428

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/01/2016
TAGS: PGOV TBIO PREL SOCI CI
SUBJECT: CHILE: BACHELET ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET
UNDERSECRETARIES

REF: A. SANTIAGO 00203

B. SANTIAGO 00218

Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Emi L. Yamauchi
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (C) On March 1, President-elect Michele Bachelet announced
the names of the undersecretaries in her new cabinet --
essentially the second tier of the executive branch of the
government. Her choices follow the same pattern set by the
appointment of cabinet members, combining new faces with
experienced public servants. Politically, the list also
broadly reflects the balance of Concertacion coalition
political parties and gender parity. Unlike the
cabinet-level appointments, the undersecretary appointments
seem to respond more to the desires of the established
political parties.


2. (C) The Christian Democratic (DC) Party retained the
highest number of slots, 12 of the newly appointed
undersecretaries, followed by the Party for Democracy (PPD)
with 6 appointments and the Socialist Party (PS) also with 6
appointments. The Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD) was
able to obtain 4 slots, including the appointment of Carlos
Maldinado as Undersecretary General of the Government, an
important position in the Presidency. There were also 3
independents appointed as undersecretaries. These figures
reflect the political forces inside Concertacion and remain
basically the same as under the outgoing Lagos
Administration.


3. (U) The President-elect also stated her intention to name
three more undersecretaries as part of the institutional
changes outlined in her Government Plan for 2006-2010. The
names of the 13 "intendentes" or regional authorities, 51
governors, about 70 ambassadors, heads of governmental
agencies, and directors of state-owned companies are expected
on March 2.


4. (U) The following is a list of the under-secretary
appointments:

Ministry of Interior
Undersecretary of Interior: Felipe Harboe (PPD)
Undersecretary of Regional Development: Claudia Serrano (PS)

Ministry of Foreign Relations
Undersecretary of Foreign Relations: Alberto Van Klaveren
(independent but pro PPD)

Ministry of National Defense
Undersecretary of War: Gonzalo Garc!a (DC)
Undersecretary of Navy: Carolina Echeverr!a (PPD)
Undersecretary of Aviation: Raul Vergara Meneses (PS)
Undersecretary of Carabineros: Marcelo Ort!z (DC)
Undersecretary of Police (PICH): Ricardo Navarrete (PRSD)

Ministry Secretariat General of the Presidency
Undersecretary General of the Presidency: Edgardo Riveros (DC)

Ministry Secretariat General of Government
Undersecretary General of Government: Carlos Maldonado (PRSD)
Undersecretary of Sports: Catalina Depassier (DC)

Ministry of Justice
Undersecretary of Justice: Veronica Barahona (DC)

Ministry of Finance
Undersecretary of Finance: Mar!a Olivia Recart (DC)

Ministry of Economy and Energy
Undersecretary of Economy: Ana Maria Correa (DC)

Undersecretary of Fishing: Carlos Hernandez (PS)
Executive Secretary of the National Energy Commission: Pablo
Serra Banfi (independent)

Ministry of Agriculture
Undersecretary of Agriculture: Cecilia Leiva (PPD)

Ministry of Mining
Undersecretary of Mining: Marisol Aravena Puelma (PRSD)

Ministry of Planning and Cooperation
Undersecretary of Planning and Cooperation: Gonzalo Arenas
Valverde (DC)

Ministry of Education
Undersecretary of Education: Pilar Romaguera (independent but
pro PS)

Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
Undersecretary of Labor: Zarko Luksic (DC)
Undersecretary of Social Welfare: Lisette Garc!a (DC)

Ministry of Public Health
Undersecretary of Public Health: L!a Amarales (PPD)
Undersecretary Health Assistance Networks: Ricardo Fabrega
(DC)

Women National Service
Deputy Director of Women National Service: Carmen Andrade (PS)

National Council for the Culture and Arts
Undersecretary of Culture: Maria Eliana Arntz (PS)

Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and
Telecommunications
Undersecretary of Public Works: Juan Eduardo Saldivia (DC)
Undersecretary of Transportation: Danilo Nunez (PS)
Undersecretary of Telecommunications: Pablo Bello (PPD)

Ministry of Housing and Urbanism
Undersecretary of Housing: Paulina Saball (PPD)

Ministry of National State Property
Undersecretary of National State Properties: Lorraine De
Laire Peirano (PRSD)
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