José Antonio Kast

Also known as JAK, Jose Antonio Kast

José Antonio Kast Rist is a Chilean politician who has served as the president of Chile since 2026.

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date of birth: 1966-01-18
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José Antonio Kast Rist ( Spanish: [xoˈse anˈtonjo ˈkast]; born 18 January 1966) is a Chilean lawyer and politician who has served as the 38th president of Chile since 2026. Kast previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2018, representing districts in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Born in Santiago to a German immigrant family, Kast graduated from the Pontificial Catholic University of Chile in 1990 with a degree in law. During his studies, he would become involved in youth pro-Pinochet conservative movements, supporting the "Yes" option in the 1988 presidential referendum and forming part of Jaime Guzman's Movimiento Gremialista, formally joining the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) in 1996. He resigned from the party in 2016, becoming an independent for 3 years before founding the Republican Party (PRCh) in 2019.