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José Antonio Kast

1966 - Today

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José Antonio Kast Rist (born 18 January 1966), also known by his initials JAK, is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He is running for president in the 2025 Chilean general election, for the third time. Part of the prominent Kast family, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2018, representing District 24 of Peñalolén and La Reina. Kast was a member of the Independent Democratic Union until 2016, becoming an independent politician until 2019 when he formed the conservative Chilean Republican Party and the think tank Republican Ideas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Antonio Kast is the 16,738th most popular politician (down from 15,155th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Chile (down from 120th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Chilean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Antonio Kast ranks 16,738 out of 19,576. Before him are Norovyn Altankhuyag, Sandra Torres, Richard Shelby, Ni Xialian, Kol of Sweden, and Anthony Carmona. After him are Philippe Riboud, Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona, Bajram Rexhepi, Rufus King, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, and Lionel Aingimea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, José Antonio Kast ranks 347. Before him are Andrey Abduvaliyev, Lucrecia Martel, Néstor Lorenzo, Mauro Picotto, Fred Armisen, and Hope Sandoval. After him are Angela Visser, Kerry Fox, Roger Ljung, Jeff Healey, Ivan Okhlobystin, and Masahiro Fukuda.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, José Antonio Kast ranks 169 out of 321. Before him are Cecilia Bolocco (1965), Honorino Landa (1942), Francisco Fernández (1975), Fernando Campos (1923), Carlos Contreras (1938), and Jerónimo Méndez (1887). After him are Humberto Donoso (1938), Juan Olivares (1941), Mauricio Isla (1988), Guillermo Díaz (1930), Pedro Araya Toro (1942), and Alfredo Castro (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Chile

Among politicians born in Chile, José Antonio Kast ranks 49. Before him are José Tomás Ovalle (1787), Francisco Ramón Vicuña (1775), Remigio Morales Bermúdez (1836), Francisco Ruiz-Tagle (1790), Alfredo Duhalde (1898), and Jerónimo Méndez (1887). After him are Camila Vallejo (1988).

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