Agency Name: | Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation |
Type: | Ministry |
Nativename: | Spanish; Castilian: Ministerio de Desregulación y Transformación del Estado |
Seal: | Dereg-min-logo.svg |
Seal Size: | 100px |
Picture Caption: | Shell Mex building, headquarters |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Argentina |
Headquarters: | Av. Roque Saenz Peña 788, San Nicolás, Buenos Aires |
Minister1 Name: | Federico Sturzenegger |
The Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation (es|Ministerio de Desregulación y Transformación del Estado) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power. Its purpose is to help the president and chief of the Cabinet of Ministers in matters related to deregulation, reform, and modernization efforts.[1]
The inaugural and current head of the Ministry is Federico Sturzenegger, who was appointed on 5 July 2024.[2] The Ministry was created after the passing of the law of Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines, which enjoys powers delegated by the government, necessary requirements to allow the Ministry to function in eliminating, modifying, or implementing decrees.[3]
Javier Milei, the current president of Argentina, has stated that Elon Musk called Sturzenegger to discuss the United States imitating the model of the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation with the Department of Government Efficiency.[4] [5] [6]
Order 585/2024, modifies the 22 520 law, stating that the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation is designed:
Centralized departments of the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation | |||||
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Ministry | Secretary | Title | Assumed office | Party | |
Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation | Secretary for the Simplification of the State | Martín Antonio Rossi | 1 August 2024[7] | Independent | |
Secretary for the Transformation of the State and Public Functions | Maximiliano Fariña | 19 July 2024[8] | Independent | ||
Secretary for Legal and Administrative Coordination | Marcelo Julián Hernández | 1 August 2024[9] | Independent |