Chile: Boric Picks Replacement for Monsalve
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric Font chose Luis Cordero to replace Manuel Monsalve as Undersecretary of the Interior following the latter’s resignation amid an alleged rape scandal currently under investigation, Interior Minister Carolina Tohá announced.
These changes seek to ensure that there are competent people, with knowledge of government policy, who are fully up to date with the definitions that have been made, with the tasks we have and who have a professional recognition and a performance, demonstrated up to now, that is beyond any doubt, Tohá said.
(See also: Interior Undersecretary Monsalve resigns amid rape allegations)
The move came as a surprise as Cordero was serving as Justice Minister since January 2023. His vacancy will be filled by Justice Undersecretary Jaime Gajardo.
52-year-old Cordero holds a PhD from the Universidad de Lleida and two Master’s degrees. He has held various government positions and is known for his contributions to environmental legislation. Gajardo, a Communist lawyer, will replace Cordero as Justice Minister.