Juan Pablo Rodríguez (politician, born 1989)

Juan Pablo Rodríguez Oyarzún (born 1 November 1989) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. From March to July 2026, he served as Undersecretary of Finance under the presidency of José Antonio Kast.

Early life and education

Rodríguez was born on 1 November 1989 in Viña del Mar, Chile. He studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, where he also obtained a master's degree in law.

Professional career

From June 2011 to June 2012, Rodríguez worked as a legislative adviser. He also served as an adviser to the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency during the first administration of President Sebastián Piñera, between March 2011 and March 2014.

In December 2013, he joined the think tank Fundación P!ensa, initially as a researcher and later becoming its executive director. He has taught public policy at the Department of Public Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso and has appeared as a panelist on the Nuevas Voces programme on Radio Agricultura.

Political career

In 2021, Rodríguez ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention in District 7. He stood as an independent candidate on a Independent Democratic Union quota within the Vamos por Chile coalition, but was not elected. Later that year, he ran for the Chamber of Deputies in the 2021 Chilean parliamentary election for the same district, but was again unsuccessful.

In February 2026, president-elect José Antonio Kast announced Rodríguez's appointment as Undersecretary of Finance. He took office on 11 March 2026. He remained in office until 23 July 2026, when he resigned after testing positive in a drug test.