General Secretariat of the Presidency explained

Agency Name:General Secretariat of the Presidency
Type:Secretariat
Nativename:Secretaría General de la Presidencia
Picture Caption:Casa Rosada, government house of Argentina
Jurisdiction:Argentina
Headquarters:Casa Rosada,
Buenos Aires
Budget:$ 46,282,428.345 (2021)[1]
Chief1 Name:Karina Milei
Chief1 Position:General Secretary of the Presidency
Agency Type:Secretariat of State
Parent Department:Presidency of the Nation

The General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Argentine Nation (Spanish; Castilian: 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]

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

The 1983 Law on Ministries (Spanish; Castilian: 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 counts with ministerial rank, and as such, the General Secretary may issue ministerial decrees.[7]

Headquarters

The General Secretariat is entirely headquartered in the Casa Rosada, the official working residence of the President of Argentina. In addition, the General Secretary also counts with responsibilities and jurisdiction over the Quinta de Olivos.[2]

List of secretaries

No.SecretaryPartyTermPresident
1Germán Lópezbgcolor=Radical Civic Union10 December 1983 – 9 February 1986Raúl Alfonsín
2Carlos Becerrabgcolor=Radical Civic Union9 February 1986 – 8 July 1989
3Alberto Kohanbgcolor=Justicialist Party8 July 1989 – 20 September 1990Carlos Menem
4Eduardo Bauzábgcolor=Justicialist Party20 September 1990 – 8 July 1995
5Alberto Kohanbgcolor=Justicialist Party8 July 1995 – 10 December 1999
6Jorge de la Rúabgcolor=Radical Civic Union10 December 1999 – 23 October 2000Fernando de la Rúa
7Carlos Becerrabgcolor=Radical Civic Union23 October 2000 – 20 March 2001
8Nicolás Gallobgcolor=Radical Civic Union20 March 2001 – 20 December 2001
8Luis Lusquiñosbgcolor=Justicialist Party23 December 2001 – 30 December 2001bgcolor=Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
9Aníbal Fernándezbgcolor=Justicialist Party2 January 2002 – 3 October 2002Eduardo Duhalde
10 José Pampurobgcolor=Justicialist Party3 October 2002 – 25 May 2003
11Oscar ParrilliJusticialist Party25 May 2003 – 10 December 2007bgcolor=Néstor Kirchner
10 December 2007 – 16 December 2014Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
12Aníbal Fernándezbgcolor=Justicialist Party16 December 2014 – 26 February 2015
13Eduardo de Pedrobgcolor=Justicialist Party26 February 2015 – 10 December 2015
14Fernando de Andreisbgcolor=Republican Proposal10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019bgcolor=Mauricio Macri
15Julio Vitobellobgcolor=Justicialist Party10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023bgcolor=Alberto Fernández
16 Karina Mileibgcolor=Libertarian Party10 December 2023 – presentbgcolor=Javier Milei

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Presupuesto 2021. 20 November 2020. 2020. Ministerio de Economía. es.
  2. Web site: Julio Vitobello, el amigo encargado de cubrir la espalda del presidente. La Nación. 6 December 2019. 23 November 2020. Dapelo. Santiago. es.
  3. Web site: Ley de Ministerios: Martín Guzmán se hará cargo del área de energía. El Cronista. 29 August 2020. 23 November 2020. es.
  4. Web site: Javier Milei le tomó juramento a su hermana Karina como secretaria general de la Presidencia. La Nación. 10 December 2023. 11 December 2023. Juárez. Paola. es.
  5. Web site: Non-ministerial positions – yet still key additions. Buenos Aires Times. Soltys. Michael. 6 June 2020. 8 December 2020.
  6. Web site: LEY DE MINISTERIOS Decreto 438/92. infoleg.gob.ar. 12 March 1992. 23 November 2020. es.
  7. Web site: LEY DE MINISTERIOS Decreto 1343/2001. infoleg.gob.ar. 24 October 2001. 23 November 2020. es.