Guillermo Ferraro
Guillermo Ferraro | |
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File:Ferraro Dip (cropped).jpg | |
Minister of Infrastructure | |
In office 10 December 2023[1] – 5 March 2024 | |
President | Javier Milei |
Personal details | |
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 12 July 1955
Died | 4 December 2024 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 69)
Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires[2] |
Guillermo José Ferraro (12 July 1955 – 4 December 2024) was an Argentine accountant, businessperson and politician who was appointed Minister of Infrastructure on 10 December 2023 by President Javier Milei.[1][3][2] On 27 January 2024, Milei stated that Ferraro would be presenting his resignation within the next few days.[4] Ferraro's resignation was officially accepted by the government on 5 March 2024.[5] Ferraro had previously served as a director of accounting firm KPMG Argentina until 2023.[2] He had also served as an undersecretary in Eduardo Duhalde's government from 2002 to 2003, during Duhalde's interim presidency of Argentina.[6][3][7]
Early life and education
Guillermo José Ferraro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 12 July 1955.[3][7] Ferraro attended the University of Buenos Aires, from where he graduated with a degree in business administration, a doctorate in economics, and a post-graduate degree in systems engineering.[2][7]
Career
From 1988 to 1991, Ferraro served in the administration of Antonio Cafiero, the Justicialist governor of the province of Buenos Aires, as an undersecretary of infrastructure and telecommunications.[6][3][2] Between 1997 and 2001, Ferraro was the president of Coordinación Ecológica Área Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado (CEAMSE), the government-owned company that handles the municipal solid waste of both the city and the province of Buenos Aires.[8][9][2][7] From 2002 to 2003, when Eduardo Duhalde was the acting president of Argentina, Ferraro served as an undersecretary of industry in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Mining.[6][3] Ferraro also worked at the accounting firm KPMG Argentina for 14 years, where he served as a director until 2023.[3][2][7][10] On 10 December 2023, Ferraro was appointed by President Javier Milei to head the newly created Ministry of Infrastructure.[1][11][6][3][2] Amongst other things, Ferraro was tasked with privatizing many entities owned by the state, such as Ferrocarriles Argentinos, the state-owned company that manages the Argentine railway network.[12][7] On 25 January 2024, it was reported that Milei has requested Ferraro's resignation.[10] Milei confirmed on 27 January that Ferraro would be submitting his resignation shortly.[4] Both the Buenos Aires Herald and Perfil reported that multiple sources stated that Ferraro was pressured to resign due to allegedly leaking details of a government meeting.[13][2] Foreign minister Diana Mondino said that it was likely Milei would merge the Ministry of Infrastructure into the Ministry of Economy.[13]
Death
Ferraro died in Buenos Aires on 4 December 2024, at the age of 69.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "BOLETIN OFICIAL REPUBLICA ARGENTINA - MINISTERIO DE INFRAESTRUCTURA - Decreto 10/2023".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Quién es Guillermo Ferraro, el ministro que Milei echó tras acusarlo de filtrar información".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "¿Quién es Guillermo Ferraro? - Chequeado".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Milei's office confirms resignation, closing of Infrastructure Ministry | Buenos Aires Times".
- ↑ "Boletin Oficial Republica Argentina - Ministerio de Infraestructura – Decreto 216/2024". www.boletinoficial.gob.ar. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Businessman Guillermo Ferraro says he will be Milei's infrastructure minister".
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Con Ferraro a la cabeza, Infraestructura abarcará Obras Públicas, Transporte y Comunicaciones".
- ↑ "Buenos Aires Times | Buenos Aires landfill leads Latin America in turning methane into power".
- ↑ "Waste pickers in Argentina transform survival into livelihoods - Taipei Times".
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Quién es Guillermo Ferraro, el ministro de infraestructura que echó Javier Milei".
- ↑ "BOLETIN OFICIAL REPUBLICA ARGENTINA - LEY DE MINISTERIOS - Decreto 8/2023".
- ↑ "Milei government intends to privatise railways, confirms minister | Buenos Aires Times".
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Infrastructure Minister Ferraro fired over alleged Milei comment leaks, press report".
- ↑ "AHORA: Murió Guillermo Ferraro, exministro de Infraestructura del gobierno de Javier Milei". El Diario (in español). 4 December 2024.