The General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Argentine Nation (Spanish: Secretaría General de la Presidencia de la Nación Argentina; SGP) is a secretariat of state of the Argentine National Executive counting with ministerial level, tasked with assisting the President of Argentina in the making of public policy, drafting messages and public speeches, maintaining the presidential protocol and overseeing the relationship between the President and society at large.[2]
| Secretaría General de la Presidencia | |
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 Casa Rosada, government house of Argentina | |
| Secretariat overview | |
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| Formed | 1983 |
| Type | Secretariat of State |
| Jurisdiction | Argentina |
| Headquarters | Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires |
| Annual budget | $ 46,282,428.345 (2021)[1] |
| Secretariat executive |
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| Parent department | Presidency of the Nation |
| Website | argentina.gob.ar/secretariageneral |
The General Secretariat also oversees a number of centralized and decentralized agencies as defined by the Law on Ministries, which may be updated at the President's behest.[3] Since 10 December 2023, the General Secretary of the Presidency has been Karina Milei, who serves under President Javier Milei.[4]
It is one of (currently) four secretariats in the Argentine government counting with ministerial level, the other being the Legal and Technical Secretariat and the Secretariat of Communications and Press.[5]
Attributions and organization
editThe 1983 Law on Ministries (Spanish: Ley de Ministerios), decreed by Raúl Alfonsín, established eight secretariats reporting directly to the Office of the President tasked to delegate some of the President's direct responsibilities whilst aiding the head of state in the elaboration of public policies, among other responsibilities. These included, alongside the General Secretariat of the Presidency, the Legal and Technical Secretariat, the Planning Secretariat, the Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE, later disestablished and reformed into the AFI), the Media Secretariat, the Public Affairs Secretariat, the Science and Technology Secretariat, the Secretariat of Comprehensive Policies on Drugs (SEDRONAR) and the Habitat Secretariat.[6]
Since 2001, the General Secretariat of the Presidency has ministerial rank, and as such, the General Secretary may issue ministerial decrees.[7]
Headquarters
editThe General Secretariat is entirely headquartered in the Casa Rosada, the official working residence of the President of Argentina. In addition, the General Secretary also has responsibilities and jurisdiction over the Quinta de Olivos.[2]
List of secretaries
editReferences
edit- ^ "Presupuesto 2021". Ministerio de Economía (in Spanish). 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ a b Dapelo, Santiago (6 December 2019). "Julio Vitobello, el amigo encargado de cubrir la espalda del presidente". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Ley de Ministerios: Martín Guzmán se hará cargo del área de energía". El Cronista (in Spanish). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Juárez, Paola (10 December 2023). "Javier Milei le tomó juramento a su hermana Karina como secretaria general de la Presidencia". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Soltys, Michael (6 June 2020). "Non-ministerial positions – yet still key additions". Buenos Aires Times. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "LEY DE MINISTERIOS Decreto 438/92". infoleg.gob.ar (in Spanish). 12 March 1992. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "LEY DE MINISTERIOS Decreto 1343/2001". infoleg.gob.ar (in Spanish). 24 October 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
