Assuring that it was a “reinforcement” and not an “intergenerational dispute”, the minister of the General Secretariat of Government (Segegob), Camila Vallejo, defended the arguments of the cabinet change made by President Gabriel Boric after the constitutional plebiscite of September 4. The modification occurred in the ownership of six ministries: Interior, Segpres, Health, Social Development, Energy and Science, but the ones that drew the most attention were the first two, since they are part of the President’s political committee. Carolina Tohá (PPD) and Ana Lya Uriarte (PS) joined the circle closest to the Head of State, replacing Izkia Siches (independent) and Giorgio Jackson (RD).
“I do not share the thesis that they have tried to leave out a generation,” said the government spokeswoman, in conversation with Third. Minister Vallejo recalled that “from the beginning, we talked about having a government built intergenerationally and representing different worlds, but united around a project of change.” And she explained: “What happened with the change of cabinet was a reinforcement of that idea of intergenerational dialogue and of reinforcing the convening of our two coalitions in the process of leading the government.”
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According to the head of the Segegob and member of the Communist Party (PC), “the President believed that it was necessary and we agreed that this design was important for this second stage.” According to Vallejo, “in order to advance our program we need everyone pushing the new car and in the same direction. And that implies that the political leadership has the presence of both coalitions.”
“It is a reinforcement more than an intergenerational dispute,” the minister stated, emphasizing that “for the first time in history we have a government with two coalitions.” This, in her opinion, “has been a whole process of joint construction that today has led to a synthesis, and it is a correct synthesis.”
In addition, emphasizing that Democratic Socialism was indeed present in the Government with Approve Dignity from the beginning, he pointed out that today, “in order to strengthen the leadership and governance of our government and of the coalitions, its incorporation is required to further push the program “.
“We have been evolving in a conversation about how to be a better government, how to strengthen our political project,” he concluded.
Asked about the diagnosis made by the ruling party after the triumph of Rejection in the constitutional plebiscite, the Secretary of State stated that “I do not see in our sector a spirit of reset or resignation.” In fact, she said she, just the opposite. And he added: “The need to reinforce our work in unity to push the changes is very clear. We have spoken of a dialogue to transform, to reinforce the meeting and not only at the political level, but also at the social base. That is also in the seal of the new political committee, whose composition is designed to reinforce that”.
It is worth mentioning that, upon his arrival at La Moneda, President Boric established that the ministries that would be part of the Political Committee are Interior, Finance, Segpres, Segegob together with the Ministry of Women and Gender Equity. And, after his first ministerial adjustment, the President also announced that the Labor portfolio would be added to his closest circle.
In this way, the Political Committee was made up of the following ministries:
- Interior: Carolina Tohá, Party for Democracy
- Treasury: Mario Marcel, Independent
- General Secretariat of the Presidency (Segpres): Ana Lya Uriarte, Socialist Party
- General Secretariat of Government (Segegob): Camila Vallejo, Communist Party
- Women and Gender Equity: Antonia Orellana, Social Convergence
- Work: Jeannette Jara, Communist Party
