Chile's Kast names new security minister in cabinet shuffle

SANTIAGO, May ‌19 (Reuters) - ​Chilean ​President Jose Antonio Kast on Tuesday replaced ‌the people who held ⁠two key roles in his ‌government, naming Martin ‌Arrau as security minister and Claudio Alvarado as spokesperson.

Alvarado, ​who is currently interior minister, will retain ⁠that portfolio alongside his new role. ​Arrau leaves his post as public works minister. That ​position will be ‌taken over by Transport Minister Louis ⁠de Grange, who will now head both ministries.

Kast, who ⁠was sworn in two months ago, ​focused on security during his campaign, promising to clamp down ‌on migration and crime while boosting economic ‌growth through deregulation, spending ⁠cuts and ‌market-friendly policies.

(Reporting ​by Ricardo Figueroa, Editing by Daina Beth ‌Solomon)

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