The Secretary of Commerce, Guillermo Hang.
After Martín Guzmán’s departure from the Ministry of Economy, the Secretary of Internal Trade, Guillermo Hang, left his post, which he was only 44 days old in his position.
Official sources confirmed this Clarione who in the next few hours will submit his official resignation, after the closure of the new agreement on the prices of care.
will replace it Martin Pollera, current Undersecretary for Development Policies with Regional Equity at the Ministry of the Interior, where the new Minister Batakis was serving before being appointed to the Economy. He is one of the names that bears the new head of the Economy.
Hang was a man of Martín Guzmán. In fact, they have known each other since their university days: both have degrees in Economics, graduates from the National University of La Plata.
Economist Martín Pollera replaces Guillermo Hang as internal trade secretary.
“He is a pure Guzmán”, remark the sources of the Central Bank, the body in which Hang worked from December 2020 until his arrival at the Ministry of Internal Commerce.
Before landing at Central, Hang, very low profile, He worked in various functions of the Ministry of Economy, from 2008 to 2015.
According to his official summary, published on the BCRA website, in those years he was advisor to the Ministerial Unit (2012-2013; 2019-2020). He worked in the National Public Investments Directorate, Models and Forecasts Directorate and National Development Strategies Directorate, all within the Economic Policy Secretariat (2008-2010; 2014-2016).
Guillermo Hang in his first meeting with Martín Guzmán as Secretary of Commerce.
Who is Martín Pollera, the new Internal Commerce Secretary
Economist Martín Pollera accompanied Silvina Batakis when she was Minister of Economy of the Province in the management of Daniel Scioli. In the Buenos Aires government, he served as Provincial Director of Development Programs, within the ministry led by Batakis.
With Mauricio Macri’s victory, Pollera continued in the orbit of Batakis. The current Minister of Economy of the Nation was a councilor in the Municipality of Florencio Varela, in the southern suburbs of Buenos Aires, where Pollera served as Secretary of Industry and Productive Development.
He worked with former mayor and current national deputy Julio Pereyra and, following the departure of the municipal head in 2017, Pollera held the position with the deputy in the municipality, Andrés Watson.
He shares a peculiarity with the former Minister of Economy Martín Guzmán: he is a fan of Gimnasia Esgrima de La Plata, the city where he grew up.
As the resignation of Martín Guzmán’s team continues, the one remaining in office is a key man of the former minister. Sergio Chodos, Argentine representative at the International Monetary Fund. He was the key in the deal with the IMF and the person in charge of negotiating and agreeing the keys with the organization.
According to government spokespersons, Chodos must continue in his position because he represents several countries. As indicated, the official will remain in office until at least October.
Source: Clarin
