Johannes Kaiser (Chilean politician)

Johannes Maximilian Kaiser Barents-Von Hohenhagen (born 5 January 1976) is a German-Chilean YouTuber and politician. He was a member of José Antonio Kast's Republican Party, from which he resigned in 2021[1][2] after several of his misogynistic comments went viral.[3][4]

Johannes Kaiser
Deputy of the Republic
In office
11 March 2022 – 11 March 2026
Constituency10th District
Personal details
Born (1976-01-05) 5 January 1976
Santiago, Chile
Political partyRepublican Party
(2019-2021, 2022-)
RelationsAxel, Vanessa and Leif (brothers)
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.

Since 2017, he began to be known for his YouTube channel El Nacional-Libertario,[5][6] a conservative-libertarian space where he openly supported Kast for his 2017 and 2021 presidential campaigns.[5][6]

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.

Biography

Early life and family

He was born in Santiago[7] to Hans Kaiser and Rosmarie Barents-von Hohenhagen, third-generation German immigrants.[8] He is the brother of Axel Kaiser, a Chilean libertarian ideologue, Vanessa Kaiser, a Chilean scholar and activist, and Leif Kaiser, leader of the Chilean rifle association.

He studied his early years at the German School in Santiago, Villarrica, and Temuco as he moved between those cities. He finished his last two years of high school at the Escuela Militar del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins.[7] In 1995 he enrolled in a law degree at the Finis Terrae University in Santiago, and then traveled to Germany to study at the University of Heidelberg.

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Johannes Kaiser deja el Partido Republicano "de manera indeclinable"" (in Spanish). Radio Duna. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Kast y su batallón". La Tercera. 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. Toro, Daniela (2021-11-23). "Quién es Johannes Kaiser, el diputado electo de Republicanos que generó polémica por video sobre voto femenino". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  8. "Kaiser". Genealog. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
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