Less Than a Month After Resigning, Natalia Duco Returns to La Moneda as Presidential Adviser
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- Former Sports Minister Natalia Duco will join President José Antonio Kast’s direct advisory team at La Moneda, 24 days after resigning.
- She will work under presidential adviser Alejandro Irarrázaval after leading the Sports Ministry during the administration’s first five months.
- Her return follows a cabinet reshuffle in which Francisco Riveros replaced her and moved from the Segundo Piso into the ministry.
Natalia Duco is heading back to La Moneda only 24 days after leaving the Ministry of Sport. She will join the Segundo Piso, the group of advisers who work directly with President José Antonio Kast.
The return, revealed by The Clinic, places the former minister in the presidential advisory team led by Alejandro Irarrázaval. Duco had headed the Sports Ministry during the first five months of the administration.
The move creates an unusual exchange within the executive branch. Duco left the ministry during the August 14 cabinet adjustment, when Francisco Riveros became minister. Riveros had previously been part of the Segundo Piso.
Duco’s departure came after controversy over the improper use of a government vehicle for a transfer. The matter had initially been presented as part of s
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