The ministries of Argentina, which form the cabinet, currently consist of eight ministries under a ministerial chief of staff. The ministers are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the president. The current organization derives from the constitutional revision of 1994.
History Prior to independence, the administration of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was organized under the Royal Ordinance of Administrators () issued on 28 January 1782, under which there were eight , each with a governor reporting to the viceroy. The governor had the police, finance, and the military under his direct control, and his lieutenant administered the courts. At first the revolutionaries retained the same system, only gradually dispersing the executive authority over a larger body of men. The first true cabinet posts in Argentina emerged in the early to mid-19th century first under the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and later under the Argentine Confederation and the State of Buenos Aires. For example, the Department of Governance and War () was created on 28 May 1810 by the First Junta with Mariano Moreno as secretary, and although the First Junta sent out diplomates as early as 1810, it was not until 27 February 1813 that the Department of Foreign Business () was created under the supervision of the Secretary of State.
Argentine Confederation (1831–1852) Ministry of War and the Navy Ministry of Finance Ministry of Interior Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Justice, Religion, and Public Education
State of Buenos Aires (1852–1861) Ministry of Governance Ministry of War Ministry of Finance Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prosecutor's Office
Argentina (before 2023) +LogoMinistryDate formedFateNow part ofMinistry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and WorshipNo changesMinistry of DefenseNo changesMinistry of JusticeNo changesMinistry of EconomyNo changesMinistry of SecurityNo changesMinistry of HealthNo changesMinistry of the InteriorNo changesMinistry of Culture1973Transformed into a secretariatMinistry of Human CapitalMinistry of Labour, Employment and Social Security1943Transformed into a secretariatMinistry of Human CapitalMinistry of Education1949Transformed into a secretariatMinistry of Human Capital Ministry of Territorial Development and Habitat2019Transformed into a secretariatMinistry of Economy Ministry of Transport1949Transformed into a secretariatMinistry of EconomyMinistry of Public Works1898Transformed into a secretariatMinistry of EconomyMinistry of Tourism and Sports2001Transformed into a secretariatSecretariat of Tourism, Environment and SportsMinistry of Women, Genders and Diversity2019Transformed into a provisional undersecretary until dissolving in June 2024Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development2015Fully dissolvedMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation2007Fully dissolvedMinistry of Social Development1955Fully dissolved
Current ministries
Portfolio Logo Incumbent Portrait Name Since Party Coalition Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers Freedom Advances Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship Freedom Advances Ministry of Defense Independent Ministry of the Interior Republican Proposal Freedom Advances Ministry of Economy Freedom Advances Ministry of Justice Independent Ministry of National Security Freedom Advances Ministry of Health Independent Ministry of Human Capital Union of the Democratic Centre Freedom Advances Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation Freedom Advances
Presidential secretariats with ministerial rank The 1983 Law on Ministries passed by then-president Raúl Alfonsín set the precedent for secretariats of state with ministerial rank. These secretaries respond directly to the presidency. As of the latest version of the Law on Ministries, these are the existing secretariats of the presidency counting with ministerial rank in the Argentine government.
Portfolio Incumbent Portrait Name Since Party Coalition General Secretariat Freedom Advances Legal and Technical Secretariat Republican Proposal Together for Change Secretariat of Communication and Press Freedom Advances Culture Secretariat Freedom Advances Secretariat of Intelligence of the State Independent
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