What is José Antonio Kast?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = José Antonio Kast | office = President of the<br>[[Republican Party (Chile, 2019)|Republican Party of Chile]] | term_start = 10 June 2019 | predecessor = ''Office created'' | successor = [[Rojo Edwards]] | term_end = 3 January 2022 | office2 = Member of the<br>[[Chamber of Deputies of Chile]] | term_start2 = 11 March 2002 | term_end2 = 11 March 2018 | office3 = Secretary-General of the<br>[[Independent Democratic Union]] | term_start3 = 30 March 2012 | term_end3 = 10 May 2014 | office4 = Councilman of [[Buin, Chile|Buin]] | term_start4 = 6 December 1996 | term_end4 = 6 December 2000 | image = José Antonio Kast en la VI Cumbre Transatlántica - Political Network for Values (32) (cropped).jpg | caption = Kast in 2024 | image_size = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|1|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] | party = [[Republican Party (Chile, 2019)|Republican Party]] (2019–)<br/>Independent (2016–2019)<br/>[[Independent Democrat Union]] (1996–2016) | otherparty = Republican Action | spouse = María Pía Adriasola Barroilhet | children = 9 | education = [[Deutsche Schule Santiago]] | alma_mater = [[Pontifical Catholic University of Chile]] | website = {{URL|atrevetechile.cl|AtréveteChile.cl}} | birth_name = José Antonio Kast Rist | signature = Signature of José Antonio Kast.svg }} '''José Antonio Kast Rist''' (born 18 January 1966) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was a member of the [[Chamber of Deputies of Chile|Chamber of Deputies]] from 2002 until 2018. He was a member of the [[Independent Democrat Union]] until 2016, and independent until 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/jose-antonio-kast-renuncia-a-la-udi/|title=José Antonio Kast renu