Gonzalo Arenas
The former UDI deputy will take over as undersecretary of the General Secretariat of Government in the Kast government’s third communications overhaul in seven months.
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Monday, October 19, 2026
Gonzalo Arenas reportedly set to become La Moneda's spokesperson on current affairs
The former UDI deputy would become undersecretary at the Ministry General Secretariat of Government, and Máximo Pavez would stop speaking for the government on day-to-day issues.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Gonzalo Arenas joins La Moneda’s spokesperson team as opposition questions his profile
The former UDI deputy will take over as undersecretary of the General Secretariat of Government in the Kast government’s third communications overhaul in seven months.
Gonzalo Arenas Hödar takes office as Undersecretary of the General Secretariat of Government and government spokesperson
The former UDI deputy and San Sebastián University academic replaces José Francisco Lagos and will take charge of spokesperson duties for the Kast administration.
Pamela Hodar, mother of spokesperson Gonzalo Arenas, hosted five Viña festivals
The mother of Kast's new undersecretary and spokesperson presented the weather on Teleonce, anchored newscasts on TVN and co-hosted Viña with Antonio Vodanovic.
Arenas asks Boric to offer "solutions rather than criticism" in his debut as spokesperson
The undersecretary of the Ministry General Secretariat of Government defended his support for the president and ruled out a "war of words" at his first press briefing.
Arenas asks Boric for "more respectful treatment" after his criticism at the University of Chile Student Federation
The presidential palace spokesperson asked the former president to offer his input by speaking with the authorities rather than criticizing as though he were campaigning.
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