Silvina Batakis, together with Cristina Kirchner.
Silvina Aída Batakis, appointed Minister of Economy, is an economist who held the same post in the Province of Buenos Aires, between 2011 and 2015, under the direction of Daniele Scioli. And it was, moreover, the one that the current Minister of Productive Development had chosen for the same position he will hold now if he becomes President in 2015.
Currently working as Secretary of the Provinces of the Ministry of the Interior of the Argentine Nation, since December 2019, under the orbit of the Christinist Wado de Pedro. Previously, he had held various posts in the Buenos Aires public administration.
“The Greek”, as her relatives call her, was born in Río Grande, province of Tierra del Fuego, on December 7, 1968. But her life was divided between Río Gallegos, Rafaela, Taco Pozo (Chaco) and La Plata, a city that has adopted as his. . She is a Boca fan and “loves” Cristina Kichner.
Guzmán’s successor graduated from the National University of La Plata such as Bachelor of Economics (1993) and a Masters in Public Finance. She then completed an MA in Environmental Economics from York University.
Since 1992 he has held various positions in the public administration of Buenos Aires.
Silvia Batakis
He was also Provincial Director of Economic studies at the Ministry of Economy and collaborator of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Infrastructures, head of the Cabinet of Consultants of the Ministry of Economy.
In 2009, Alejandro Arlía was elected Minister of Economy of the Province of Buenos Aires (PBA) under Governor Daniel Scioli. Under the command of Arlía, Batakis was Head of the Cabinet of Councilors and then Undersecretary of Finance (2009-2011) and Minister of Economy of the province of Buenos Aires.
In December 2011, after obtaining his re-election, Governor Daniel Scioli announced Batakis as provincial minister of the economy. in place of Arlia who was appointed Minister of Infrastructure.
She remained in office until the end of the Scioli administration in December 2015. Her arrival at the Buenos Aires economic cabinet took place on December 12, 2011, after having been undersecretary of the Treasury since December 2009.
In 2020, Axel Kicillof, Governor of Buenos Aires, joined the management of the School of Economics and Management for Local Development, to coordinate actions between the Province and the municipalities.
Source: Clarin