The Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, added the president of Club Atlético Tigre, Ezequiel Carlos Melaraña to the Economy team on Monday. The designation was made official in the Official Gazette. What role will it play?
Melaraña, a close friend of the current head of the Palacio de Hacienda and his right-hand man, will take over as head of the Special Temporary Execution Unit “Strategic Articulation Unit of the Economic and Productive Areas”. He will have the hierarchy of secretary.
Although the unit is new, Created on purpose now, Melaraña is from Massa’s inner circle and always occupies important positions alongside him.
Sources close to the economy comment to Clarín that it is actually a formality that is taking place now because four months ago, when Massa arrived at the ministry, “there were other emergencies”. Kelo, as they call Melaraña privately, He is the private secretary of Tigre’s man and always accompanies him in carrying out duties of this kind.
She was already with him in La Plata, when Sergio Massa was president of the Deputies, during his stay at ANSeS (Massa managed the organization for 6 years), and was also part of the private unit when he was mayor of Tigre.
“He is a man you can trust. He is very pragmatic and efficient, and always accompanies Sergio,” sources close to the economy told Clarín.
Melaraña is the current president of Club Atlético de Tigre, and they say this activity is not incompatible with the new functions that have been assigned to him.
The new execution unit will target “strategically articulated coordination actions necessary to allow harmonious development between the economic and productive areas”.
What does resolution 1134/2023 which bears the signature of Sergio Massa say
ARTICLE 1.- Create the Temporary Special Execution Unit “Strategic Articulation Unit of Economic Areas and productive”, within the Ministry of the Economy, in order to strategically articulate the necessary coordination actions that allow harmonious development between the economic and productive areas.
ARTICLE 2.- The Special Temporary Execution Unit “Strategic Coordination Unit of the Economic and Productive Areas” will have the following objectives:
- 1. Manage the general articulation of the substantial areas of competence in economic and productive matters for a better execution of public policies in both sectors.
- 2. Collaborate in the integral coordination of the circuits intended to respond to the priority issues identified by the Minister, articulating their action with the economic and productive areas of the jurisdiction.
- 3. Prepare reports addressed to the Minister which serve as decision-making input, which contribute to the definition of policies aimed at harmonizing, on the basis of functional criteria, the competences attributed to the economic and productive areas.
- 4. Participate in institutional activities, as well as in issues relating to logistical aspects in order to harmonize programming proposals based on short- and medium-term priorities.
- 5. Design plans and coordinate the execution of prospective analyzes that allow to foresee different scenarios in order to develop strategic planning processes.
ARTICLE 3º.- The Special Execution Temporary Unit “Strategic Coordination Unit of Economic and Productive Areas”, will be responsible to a non-level official with the rank and hierarchy of Secretary as the head and a non-ranking official with the rank and hierarchy of Undersecretary, as deputy chief.
ARTICLE 4.- The Unit created by article 1 of this measure shall be dissolved two (2) years after taking effect of this resolution.
ARTICLE 5º.- Designate in the position of head of the Temporary Special Execution Unit “Strategic Articulation Unit of Economic and Productive Areas”, to Ezequiel Carlos Melarana (MI No. 23.284.517).
ARTICLE 6.- Designate the position of Deputy Chief of the Special Temporary Execution Unit “Strategic Articulation Unit of Economic and Productive Areas”, at Franco Daniele Blanco Mollo (MI No. 30.460.400).
ARTICLE 7.- The expenses necessary to comply with this resolution will be covered by the specific items of this budget of Jurisdiction 50 – Ministry of the Economy.
ARTICLE 8.- This provision will enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Gazette.
ARTICLE 9.- Communicate, publish, send to the National Directorate of the Official Register and Archive.
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Source: Clarin
