After his inauguration, the President of Argentina reduced the number of ministries from 18 to 9
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Argentine President Javier Milei reduced the number of ministries from 18 to 9 just hours after his inauguration. Among the ministries retained are Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Economy; several others were downgraded or merged.
Newly elected Argentine President Javier Milei signed his first hours after his inauguration, he signed his first decree. According to the document, the number of ministries should be reduced to 9. This is reported by the Eldiarioar edition, reports UNN.
Details
The country will have ministries of defense, foreign affairs, Economy, Internal Affairs, Security, Infrastructure, Justice, International Trade and Culture, Health, and Trade and Culture, Health and Human Capital.
The new ministry will be the Human Capital Ministry. It will be will be headed by former journalist Sandra Pettovello.
Addendum
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation - which will cease to be a ministry in Argentina to be a ministry in Argentina - will become the responsibility of a chief of staff, with budgetary credits, and organizational units.
The Ministries of Environment and Tourism will also disappear and become dependent on the Ministry of the Interior.
The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Territorial Development will also lose the rank of ministers and become dependent on the new Ministry of of Infrastructure.
The same will happen to the ministries of education, culture, labor and Social Development.
Additionally,
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Javier Millais in Buenos Aires on December 10 during his visit to Argentina and congratulated him on his official assumption of the presidency.
