The new Argentinian President Javier Milei has begun fulfilling his campaign promises by reducing the number of ministries in the country from 18 to 9. The decree signed by Milei on Sunday states that "it is necessary to adapt the provisions of the Ministry Law and the defined objectives in order to streamline the operations of the national state and make it more efficient."
The remaining 9 ministries are: Defense and Foreign Affairs, Economy, Internal Affairs and Security, Infrastructure, Justice, International Trade, Debt, Health, and Human Capital. "Parasitic" departments in Argentina, such as the Ministries of Public Works, Education, Culture, Labor, and Development have lost their status as ministries and have been downgraded to mere secretariats.
The same fate befell the Ministry of Women, Gender, and Diversity, which has not been dissolved, at least for now, but has been absorbed into the higher ministry of Human Capital. The jurisdictions of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, as well as the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, will fall under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, while the responsibilities of the Ministries of Transport, Public Works, Territorial Development, and Housing will be managed by the Ministry of Infrastructure.
To address the economic crisis in the country, which has seen inflation reach 140 percent and poverty surpass 40 percent, Milei plans to implement measures to reduce public spending and liberalize the economy.
