President José Antonio Kast appointed Pilar Giannini and Gonzalo Guerrero as the new undersecretaries of the Ministry of Security on Tuesday. The nominations follow the departures of Andrés Jouannet and Ana Victoria Quintana, announced by Minister Martín Arrau.
Arrau met early in the morning with Jouannet and Quintana to inform them they would leave their posts. The minister acted with the president’s authorization to strengthen his team at the ministry.
Giannini, an advisor to Interior Minister Claudio Alvarado, will take the undersecretary role for Security. Guerrero, Alvarado’s chief of staff, will serve as undersecretary for Crime Prevention. Both are close to the interior minister.
Jouannet later met with Kast at La Moneda. The president asked him to continue collaborating from the Segundo Piso of the palace alongside chief of advisors Alejandro Irarrázaval.
Leaders from Renovación Nacional and Demócratas voiced criticism over Jouannet’s departure. They highlighted his role in advancing the security agenda in Congress.
