Real name: José Antonio Kast Rist

José Antonio Kast Rist (born 18 January 1966), also known by his initials JAK, is a Chilean lawyer and politician who is currently running for President of Chile in the 2021 Chilean general election. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing District 24 of Peñalolén and La Reina. He was a member of the Independent Democrat Union until 2016, and independent until 2019. Kast ran for president as an independent candidate in the 2017 election, and since 2018 is the leader of the conservative movement Republican Action (Acción Republicana). In 2019, he created the Chilean Republican Party and the think tank Republican Ideas.