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Johannes Kaiser (Chilean politician)

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Johannes Kaiser
Deputy of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2022
Constituency10th District
Personal details
Born (1976-01-05) 5 January 1976 (age 49)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyNational Libertarian Party
(2024–)
Other political
affiliations		Republican Party
(2019–2021, 2022–2024)
Spouse
Ivette Avaria Vera
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(m. 2022)​
[1]
RelationsAxel, Vanessa and Leif (siblings)
Friedrich Kaiser (grandfather)
ChildrenThree
Parent(s)Hans Kaiser
Rosemarie Barents-Von Hohenhagen
OccupationPolitician and activist
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Kaiser and the second or maternal family name is Barents-Von Hohenhagen.

Johannes Maximilian Kaiser Barents-von Hohenhagen (born 5 January 1976) is a Chilean politician, who founded the National Libertarian Party in 2024[2][3][4] and is a deputy since March 2022, representing the 10th district of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. He is a possible candidate in the 2025 Chilean presidential election.[5] He was previously a member of the Republican Party.

Kaiser calls himself a "Reactionary".[2] Among his positions, they highlight his historical support to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état[6][7] and his positions on issues such as Illegal immigration to Chile or the right to keep and bear arms in Chile.[8][9] He said he regrets having expressed "comments without criteria".[10] Furthermore, he claims to be a Paleolibertarian, Social Conservative, Pro-life and a Minarchist with respect to the role of the State.[11][12]

Biography

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Early life and family history

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He was born on January 5, 1976 in Santiago de Chile, as the eldest son of Hans Christian (also known as Juan Cristián) Kaiser Wagner and Rosmarie Barents-von Hohenhagen Haensgen, from a family of German Chileans.[13][12] [14][15]

His paternal grandparents were Rosemarie Wagner Schilling, a fourth-generation German-Chilean, and her husband, the German immigrant Friedrich Ernst Kaiser Richter,[15] who defined politically as a Social Democrat, arrived in Chile as a refugee from Wurtemberg in 1936,[13] [14] escaping National Socialist Germany[16]after Adolf Hitler's rise to power and before World War II, having foreseen its outbreak.[8][14]

He married his wife in April 1939[15] and settled in Villarrica in Southern Chile, where he was eventually elected as the 9th mayor of the city, serving between May 1956 and October 1957.[13] His father was active in the National Party, serving as a youth leader.[13]

He is the brother of Axel Kaiser, a Chilean libertarian ideologue, Vanessa Kaiser, a former councilor of Las Condes,[17] and of Leif Kaiser, leader of the Chilean Rifle Association,[18] along with three other less prominent siblings.[13]

Education and employment

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He attended several schools during his early years, including Sankt Thomas Morus German School, the German School of Santiago, as well as schools in Villarrica and Temuco, as his family moved among these cities. He completed his final two years of high school at the Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy.[12]

In 1995, he enrolled in a law degree at the Finis Terrae University in Santiago, which he did not complete, and later traveled to Germany to study at the Heidelberg University, studies he also did not finish.[19][20]

He later moved to Innsbruck in Austria, where he worked in various temporary jobs such as waiter, hotel receptionist, construction worker, car salesman (both new and used), restaurant manager, and as a freelance sports journalist for the football club FC Wacker Innsbruck, among other roles.[21]

According to his biography, he attended courses in various disciplines – including political science, philosophy, sociology, economics, history, and law – at the Innsbruck University, without completing any degree. In September 2013, he created El Nacional-Libertario (originally with other name), his YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers, through which he has broadcast a political program since November 2016, and he also released a documentary he produced about the family history of former Army Brigadier Miguel Krassnoff Martchenko, titled "Los cosacos y Miguel Krassnoff: la historia no contada".[22]

In 2017, he approached politician José Antonio Kast for whom he campaigned on social media, and in 2019 he began his political militancy in the party founded by Kast, the Republican Party.[23][24]

Marriage, relationships and children

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In 2022 he married Ivette Avaria Vera[1] and in 2023 their daughter (Helena Josefina) was born. Ivette is 11 years younger than Johannes and was an advisor to the UDI party previously. They are Orthodox Christians, being converted during diferent periods of their lives. He has other two children as well born before marriage.

Political Career

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In 2021, he returned to Chile to run as a candidate for deputy in the parliamentary elections for the Republican Party in district no. 10 of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. He obtained 26,709 votes, resulting in his election.

On November 24, three days after the elections and in the context of the campaign for the second round of the presidential election, José Antonio Kast announced that Johannes Kaiser would be referred to the Republican Party's supreme tribunal to evaluate his membership, due to the controversy that arose after a 2018 video excerpt went viral[25] in which Kaiser sarcastically[26] criticized women's suffrage for those who vote for pro-immigration parties, in the context of the sexual assaults perpetrated in Germany in 2015 and 2016,[27] being labeled as "misogynistic" for this. In response, the elected deputy announced his resignation from the party.[28][29][30][31][32] Years later, he would explain that he did not ridicule women's voting but was criticizing people who vote "against their own interests."

On March 11, 2022, he assumed office as a deputy, joining the permanent commissions on Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples; National Defense; Interior Government and Regionalization; and Ethics and Transparency.[22] He remained in the Republican Party caucus as an independent, despite having resigned from the party.[33]

On September 9, 2022, his return to the Republican Party was announced.[34][35]

In the 2023 constitutional plebiscite, Deputy Kaiser announced his vote for the "Against" option,[36] but emphasized that he would not campaign out of respect for the party (whose leadership opted for the "In Favor" option), which he honored.[37]

Later, the party sanctioned the deputy, removing him from legislative committees for having explicitly voted against the option adopted by the party leadership,[38][39][40][41][42][43] which led to his second resignation from the party on January 9, 2024, previously communicated to the party president on January 2.[44]

On February 19, 2024, he announced on Radio Agricultura his intention to run as a presidential precandidate and participate in the possible opposition primaries of 2025.[5][45][46][47][48][49][50][51]

On June 7 of the same year, he gathered the signatures to register the National Libertarian Party with the Electoral Service of Chile,[2][3][4][52][53][54][55] an act that was made official on the 12th of the same month.[56][57] Deputies Gonzalo de la Carrera and Gloria Naveillán became founding members of the party,[4] joined by Cristóbal Urruticoechea Ríos and Leonidas Romero Sáez, totaling five deputies.[58]

Although Johannes Kaiser was expected to run in the primaries alongside the candidate from Chile Vamos for the 2025 Chilean presidential election, this option was discarded after the approval of the pension reform project by that coalition.[59] However, Kaiser has expressed his openness to a primary with candidates from the Christian Social Party and the Republican Party.[60]

Electoral history

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Year Type Territory Coalition Party Votes % Result
2021 Parliamentary for deputy 10th district Christian Social Front PRCh 26,610 5.82 Deputy

References

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  1. ^ a b "La conoció en entrevista y pololearon cuatro meses: Johannes Kaiser confirma que se casará | Crónica". La Cuarta (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  2. ^ a b c ""No somos conservadores, somos reaccionarios": diputado Kaiser anuncia la creación del Partido Nacional Libertario" (in Spanish). La Tercera. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Partido Nacional Libertario: ¿Cuáles son los lineamientos del nuevo partido liderado por Johannes Kaiser?" (in Spanish). Duna. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Con Gonzalo de la Carrera y Gloria Naveillán: el Partido Nacional Libertario, la nueva tienda política que busca formar Johannes Kaiser" (in Spanish). The Clinic. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. ^ a b ""Voy a ser precandidato presidencial": diputado Johannes Kaiser dice que quiere ir a primarias de Chile Vamos" (in Spanish). La Tercera. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Johannes Kaiser, el youtuber que pagó parte del polémico inserto en El Mercurio" (in Spanish). El Dínamo. September 17, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Medio nacional revela identidad de youtuber que pagó por inserto en El Mercurio" (in Spanish). Concierto. September 17, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Antonia Laborde (16 February 2025). "El fenómeno Kaiser, el presidenciable que corrió los márgenes de la extrema derecha chilena" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  9. ^ "La entrevista de Johannes Kaiser, miembro del libertario-nacional, a Kast: "Los hombres y mujeres libres de este país dependemos de su éxito"" (in Spanish). The Clinic. October 24, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Diputado Johannes Kaiser: Me arrepiento de haber escrito cosas descriteriadas". La Tercera (in Spanish). February 23, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Quién es y qué piensa Víctor Espinosa, el orejero económico de Johannes Kaiser" (in Spanish). Ex-Ante. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  12. ^ a b c Toro, Daniela. "Quién es Johannes Kaiser, el diputado electo de Republicanos que generó polémica por video sobre voto femenino". EMOL (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d e "El universo de los hermanos Kaiser: la historia de la familia que busca llegar a La Moneda" (in Spanish). Interferencia. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  14. ^ a b c Oportot Campillay, Juan; Vega Vargas, Valeria. "El universo de los hermanos Kaiser: la historia de la familia que busca llegar a La Moneda". Doble Espacio (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  15. ^ a b c "K | Inmigrantes Alemanes al Sur de Chile". www.genealog.cl. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Los influyentes y polémicos hermanos Kaiser". LitoralPress (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  17. ^ Cooperativa.cl. "[Video] Futuro diputado republicano trató a inmigrantes de violadores y cuestionó el derecho a voto femenino". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  18. ^ "Hermano de Axel Kaiser lidera asociación del rifle a la chilena" (in Spanish). El Periodista. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Presión del entorno de Kast gatilla comunicado de disculpas de Kaiser por frase que desató vendaval político" (in Spanish). Ex-Ante. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  20. ^ "La crisis que provocaron las polémicas declaraciones del diputado electo Kaiser y el control de daños del Partido Republicano" (in Spanish). Ex-Ante. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Johannes Kaiser fue periodista de FC Wacker Innsbruck en Austria" (in Spanish). 13c. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  22. ^ a b Chile, BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de. "Johannes Kaiser Barents-von Hohenhagen. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". bcn.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  23. ^ "Kast y su batallón" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  24. ^ "La entrevista de Johannes Kaiser, miembro del libertario-nacional, a Kast: "Los hombres y mujeres libres de este país dependemos de su éxito"". The Clinic. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  25. ^ Panorama Mundial Capítulo 37 (con Johannes Kaiser) - Minuto 52:02 on YouTube
  26. ^ ADN. ""Si no es capaz de entender un sarcasmo…": Johannes Kaiser protagonizó tenso momento con Monserrat Álvarez". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  27. ^ "Johannes Kaiser explicó sus dichos polémicos" (in Spanish). 13c. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  28. ^ "Por qué Johannes Kaiser renunció al Partido Republicano y qué dijo Kast al respecto" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Johannes Kaiser deja el Partido Republicano "de manera indeclinable"" (in Spanish). Radio Duna. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  30. ^ ""De forma voluntaria y sin presión alguna": Johannes Kaiser renuncia al Partido Republicano". T13 (in Spanish). November 24, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  31. ^ "Diputado electo Johannes Kaiser ofrece disculpas por dichos misóginos tras fuertes cuestionamientos transversales de parlamentarios y del gobierno" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  32. ^ "Diputado (e) Johannes Kaiser pide disculpas por dichos misóginos y cuestionar el voto femenino" (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  33. ^ Mostrador, El (March 16, 2022). "El «tongo» de los exrepublicanos que forman la bancada republicana". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  34. ^ Valenzuela, Paula. "Kaiser vuelve a militar al Partido Republicano: "RN y la UDI están dejando huérfanos a su derecha"". Teletrece (in Spanish). Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  35. ^ "José Antonio Kast confirma la vuelta de Johannes Kaiser al parlamento: "Ha tenido una gestión impecable"". InfoGate (in Spanish). December 12, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  36. ^ "Segundo parlamentario republicano que se desmarca del sector: Johannes Kaiser se manifiesta por el "En contra"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. November 6, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  37. ^ "Fracaso constitucional sigue complicando a Republicanos: Johannes Kaiser renuncia al partido" (in Spanish). El Desconcierto. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  38. ^ "¿Desde cuándo no hablan?: La turbulenta historia de Kaiser y Kast" (in Spanish). Biobío. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  39. ^ "Del Rechazo al "A favor": La compleja rearticulación del eje del 62%" (in Spanish). La Tercera. October 8, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  40. ^ "El costo interno de arremeter por el "A favor": Los síntomas de división en el Partido Republicano" (in Spanish). Ex-Ante. October 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  41. ^ "Voto «A Favor» de republicanos colisiona con tendencia interna partidaria del «En Contra»" (in Spanish). Nuevo Poder. October 30, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  42. ^ "El trasfondo del quiebre en el Partido Republicano" (in Spanish). Ex-Ante. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  43. ^ "¿Corre riesgo el proyecto de Republicanos?: analistas sopesan eventual "marginación" de no triunfar en el proceso constitucional" (in Spanish). Radio U de Chile. October 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  44. ^ "Diputado Johannes Kaiser renuncia al Partido Republicano acusando "degradación" a su gestión como parlamentario" (in Spanish). La Tercera. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
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  46. ^ "Johannes Kaiser precandidato: Critica a Chile Vamos, pero quiere ir a su primaria" (in Spanish). Cooperativa. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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  50. ^ "Crónica de verano: Los Kaiser se tientan con La Moneda" (in Spanish). Ex-Ante. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  51. ^ "Diputado Johannes Kaiser anuncia precandidatura presidencial y pide primarias" (in Spanish). Fastcheck. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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  54. ^ "Diputado Kaiser Lanza el Partido Nacional Libertario" (in Spanish). Reporte Diario. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  55. ^ "Diputado Kaiser anuncia la creación del Partido Nacional Libertario" (in Spanish). Biobío. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  56. ^ "Partido Nacional Libertario del diputado Kaiser oficializa inscripción en Servel" (in Spanish). Biobío. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  57. ^ "Partido Nacional Libertario acude al Servel para oficializar su inscripción y comenzar la recolección de firmas" (in Spanish). G5 Noticias. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  58. ^ "Nacional Libertario: partido en formación y liderado por Kaiser suma 5 parlamentarios". 24 Horas (in Spanish). January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  59. ^ Martínez, Roberto (January 29, 2025). "Johannes Kaiser confirma que no participará en primarias con Chile Vamos". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  60. ^ "Johannes Kaiser: "Declaro mi disponibilidad a una primaria con el Partido Republicano y el Partido Social Cristiano"". Ex-Ante (in Spanish). February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
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