The Ministry of Infrastructure (Spanish: Ministerio de Infraestructura) of Argentina was a ministry of the national executive power responsible for public works, housing, communication and transport.
| Ministerio de Infraestructura | |
 | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 29 December 2023[1] |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Dissolved | 23 February 2024[2][3] |
| Superseding Ministry | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Argentina |
| Minister responsible | |
Guillermo Ferraro, appointed on 10 December 2023 by Javier Milei to lead the ministry, was removed on 26 January 2024 through a presidential decree for having leaked confidential information regarding the administration.[4][5] Following this, president Milei decided to abolish the ministry, moving to the status of undersecretariat.[6]
The dissolution of the Ministry and the absortion of its competencies by the Ministry of Economy was officially announced by the government on 23 February 2024.[2]
History
editBefore the election of Javier Milei, the areas of public works, transport and housing each had their own ministry within the Government of Argentina. Communications were already the responsibility of a secretariat. During his campaign, Milei promised to reduce the number of existing ministries and create two new ministries which would bring together several areas of public life: Human Capital and Infrastructure. The latter can be considered as the merging of the ministries of Public Works, Transport, and Territorial Development and Habitat.[7]
On 10 December 2023, on his very first day as President of Argentina, he modified the law through a Necessity and Urgency Decree and reduced the previous 19 government ministries to nine.[8] As stipulated in the presidential decree, the Ministry of Infrastructure must enable the government "to optimize public works, housing, communications and transport policies".[8] The same day, Guillermo Ferraro was then appointed head of the ministry.[9] An accountant and a former executive for KPMG Argentina, he was part of the libertarian president's campaign team and comes from the private sector like other members of the cabinet led by Nicolás Posse.[10]
Organisation
editList of ministers
edit| No. | Minister | Party | Coalition | Term | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Ferraro | Independent | LLA | 10 December 2023 – 5 March 2024 | Javier Milei | |||
References
edit- ^ MINISTERIO DE INFRAESTRUCTURA. Resolución 8/2023. RESOL-2023-8-APN-MINF on Boletín Oficial, 29 Dec 2023
- ^ a b "BOLETIN OFICIAL REPUBLICA ARGENTINA - LEY DE MINISTERIOS - Decreto 195/2024". boletinoficial.gob.ar. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ Milei eliminó el Ministerio de Infraestructura y sus funciones quedarán a cargo de Economía on elDiarioAR, 26 Feb 2024
- ^ Quince días después del anuncio, Guillermo Ferraro presentó su renuncia al Ministerio de Infraestructura on Infobae, 9 Feb 2024
- ^ Milei echó al ministro de Infraestructura Ferraro por «filtrar información reservada del gobierno» on Tiempo Argentino, 25 Jan 2024
- ^ Después de confirmar el cierre del ministerio con un like: ¿qué hará Milei con Infraestructura? on 0223.com
- ^ Amaya, Sol (19 November 2023). "¿Qué ministerios quiere eliminar Milei y por qué? ¿de qué se encargan esos?". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Boletín Oficial República Argentina – LEY DE MINISTERIOS – Decreto 8/2023". BoletinOficial.gob.ar (in Spanish). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Boletín Oficial República Argentina – MINISTERIO DE INFRAESTRUCTURA – Decreto 10/2023". BoletinOficial.gob.ar (in Spanish). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Quién es Guillermo Ferraro, el empresario que estará al frente del Ministerio de Infraestructura de Milei". CNN (in Spanish). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.