Johannes Kaiser (Chilean politician)

Johannes Kaiser
Deputy of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2022
Constituency10th District
Personal details
Born (1976-01-05) 5 January 1976 (age 48)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyRepublican Party
(2019–2021, 2022–2024)
National Libertarian Party
(2024–)
SpouseIvette Avaria Vera
RelationsAxel, Vanessa and Leif (brothers)
ChildrenThree
Parent(s)Hans Kaiser
Rosemarie Barents-Von Hohenhagen
OccupationYouTuber
Politician
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 German-Chilean YouTuber and politician, founder of the National Libertarian Party in 2024.[1][2][3] He was a member of José Antonio Kast's Republican Party, from which he resigned in 2021[4][5] after several of his controversial comments went viral.[6][7] In 2022 he was reintegrated to the party to later leave it again in 2024.

Since 2017, he began to be known for his YouTube channel El Nacional-Libertario,[8][9] a conservative-libertarian space where he openly supported Kast for his 2017 and 2021 presidential campaigns.[8][9]

He defines himself as paleolibertarian, socially conservative, being against abortion; In addition, he claims to be a minarchist regarding the role of the State and a liberal in economic matters. He is in favor of the free carrying of weapons in Chile.

He intends to participate in the 2025 presidential opposition primaries.

  1. ^ ""No somos conservadores, somos reaccionarios": diputado Kaiser anuncia la creación del Partido Nacional Libertario" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Partido Nacional Libertario: ¿Cuáles son los lineamientos del nuevo partido liderado por Johannes Kaiser?" (in Spanish). Duna. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ "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. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Johannes Kaiser deja el Partido Republicano "de manera indeclinable"" (in Spanish). Radio Duna. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b "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.
  9. ^ a b "Kast y su batallón". La Tercera. 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.