Ministry of Security (Argentina)

The Ministry of Security of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that oversees public safety and security. It co-ordinates the country's national security policy and oversees the Federal Police, the Airport Security Police, the Naval Prefecture and the National Gendarmerie, as well as the newly created Federal Council for Interior Security.

Ministry of Security
Ministerio de Seguridad
Ministry overview
Formed2010 (2010)
Preceding Ministry
JurisdictionArgentina
HeadquartersAv. Gen. Gelly y Obes 2289, Buenos Aires
Annual budget$ 120,935,000 (2018)[1]
Minister responsible
Parent departmentGovernment of Argentina
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The Ministry was created in 2010 by decree of then-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; matters of national security had previously been part of the Ministry of Justice's portfolio.[2] The current minister of security is Sabina Frederic, who assumed office in 2019 under President Alberto Fernández.[3]

Responsibilities

The responsibilities and attributions of the Ministry of Security are outlined in article 22 bis of the Ley de Ministerios, which states that it is the ministry's goal to assist the President of the Nation and the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers in all matters pertaining to national security, the preservation of liberties, life and the patrimony of Argentina's inhabitants, as well as their rights, within the Argentine Republic's democratic framework.[4]

List of Ministers
No. Minister Party Term President
1 Nilda Garré Broad Front 15 December 2010 – 3 June 2013 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
2 Arturo Puricelli Justicialist Party 3 June 2013 – 2 December 2013
3 María Cecilia Rodríguez New Encounter 2 December 2013 – 10 December 2015
4 Patricia Bullrich Republican Proposal 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 Mauricio Macri
5 Sabina Frederic Independent 10 December 2019 – incumbent Alberto Fernández

See also

References
  1. "¿Qué hace el Presupuesto por vos?". Ministerio de Hacienda (in Spanish). 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. "La Presidenta anunció que Nilda Garré conducirá el nuevo ministerio de Seguridad". La Prensa (in Spanish). 10 December 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. Penelli, Sebastián (6 December 2019). "Sabina Frederic será la nueva ministra de Seguridad". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. "Texto de la Ley de Ministerios (con sus modificaciones)". infoleg.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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