Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Female Ministers of Argentina/República Argentina (Female Suffrage 1947/52) Independent from
Spain 1816
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of State
and Parliament
1952-55 Minister of Labour and
Social Affairs Alejandra Giovarini
1973-74 Minister of Justice Antonia
Benitcz
1973-74 Vice-President
María Estella Martínez
de Perón
1974-76 Executive President and Head of the Government
Isabel Peron was chairperson of Partido Justicial, The Peronist party
1974-85, in Prison 1976-78 and in exile in Spain 1981-93 (b. 1931-)
1989 Minister of External Relations
and Religion Susanna Myrta Ruíz Cerutti
2000-02 Vice-chancellor and Secretary of External Relations (Deputy Foreign
Minister)
Former Secretary of State of External Relations, 1991-98 Ambassador to
Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 1998-99 to Canada, 1999-2000 Ambassador and
Special Representative for South Atlantic Affairs (Falkland Islands/Malvinas).
(b. 1940-)
1990-? Subsecretary in the Planning
Secretariat of the President for Privatization Maria J.Guaragna
1990-94 Subsecretary for Housing
and Environment Ana Maria Mancasola
(No minister in her resort)
1991-99 Secretary of Environment
and National Resources
Maria Julia Alsogacy (In Cabinet)
Vice-President of the Defence Committee of the Congress 1988-89, Senator since
1992 and became Co-leader of Unión del Centro Democrátoca Party in 1994, together
with among others Adelina Delesio de Viola.
1991-93 Subsecretary of Defence Ana Raquel S. de Kessler
1997-99 Secretary of Small and Middle-Sized Enterprises (In Cabinet)
Second Vice-President of the Bloque Justcialista (Peronists) in the Congress
1993-96, Secretary of the Cabinet of the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
1996-97.
1991 Subsecretary of Political
Action and Human Rights in the Ministry of Interior Claudia Bello
1991-92 Secretary of State in the Office of the President and Secretary of Relations with the Communities
1993-96 Secretary of Public Affairs and National Public Administration
In 1991 she was 3rd. Vice-President of the Municipal Council of
Buenos Aires, and since 1996 its 1st Vice-President. (b. 1960-)
1992-93 Subsecretary of Technical
Coordination in the Ministry of Education
1993-96 Secretary of Programs and Evaluation in the Ministry of Education
1996-99 Minister of Education and Culture Susana Decibe
1996-97 Subsecretary of Culture,
Coordinator General of the Secretary of Culture
1997-99 Secretary of Culture Beatriz Krauthamer de Gutiérrez Walker (In
Cabinet)
1997-98 Subsecretary of Interior
for Relations with the Society/Community
1998-99 Secretary of Interior for Relations with the Society Norma Hayes
(Not in Cabinet)
1997-99 Subsecretary of Education
Maria Ines Aguerrondo
1997-99 Subsecretary of Education Hilda Maria Lamez
Circa 1998-99 Subsecretary of
External Relations and Cults Ilena di Giovan Battista
She was also Minister-Plenitonary and in charge of International Economic Negotiations in the Ministry.
Circa 1998-99 Subsecretary of
Community Assistance in the Ministry of Health and Social Action
Dora
Wilar de Saráchaga
Circa 1998-1999 Subsecretary of
Social Projects Viviana Fridman
Circa 1998-2000 Subsecretary of Human
Rights Alicia Pierini
1999-2001 Minister of Social Action
and the Environment
Graciela Castagnola de Fernández Meijide
2001 Secretary of General Coordination of the Chief of Cabinet
Graciela Fernández Mejide, as she is normally known, was Leader of the Majority
in the Congreso 1997-99 (Alianza) 1997-99 3rd. Vice-President of the Congreso. In
1999 she narrowly lost the bid for Governor of Buenos Aires. In 2001 she left
the government in protest against the economic policies after only a few days in
her new position. (b. 1931-)
1999-2001 Secretary of the
Chancellery of the President Beatriz Nogal
1999-2001 Secretary of Social
Action María Cecilia Felgueras
1999-2001 Spokesperson of the Cabinet of Ministers María Chimondegui
2000-01 Secretary
of Political Affairs in the Ministry of Affairs
Nilda Garré
2005-10 Minister of Defence
2010-13 Minister of Security
MP for
the Frente Justicialista de Liberación 1973-76 and afterwards active in the
fight against the dictatorship, MP again 1995-99, 2000 and 2001-05 and
Ambassador to Venezuela in 2005 and to the Organisation of American States from
2013. (b. 1945-).
2000 Secretary of Criminal Policy and Prison Affairs in the Ministry of Justice
and Human Rights Patricia Bullrich
2000-01 Minister of Labour and Employment
2015- Minister of Security
MP 2007-15.
2000-01 Subsecretary of Human
Rights in the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Diana Beatriz Conti
2000-01 Subsecretary of Industry,
Trade and Mines in Ministry of Economy Débora Giogi
2001 Secretary of Commerce in Ministry of Economy
2000-01 Subsecretary of
Aero-Commercial Transport in Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Angela
Marina Donatu
2000-01 Subsecretary of Technical
Affairs in the Presidency Maria Elena Machinea
2000-01 Subsecretary of
Re-Education and Vocational Training by the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers Marta
Nieves Barros de Canosa
2000-01 Adjunct Subsecretary
General in the Ministry of the Presidency Paola Cocciaglia
2001 Subsecretary of Development and Regional Economic Integration in the
Ministry of the Presidency
2000-01 Secretary of Technology,
Science and Production Innovation in the Ministry of Education Adriana Victoria
Puiggrós
2001-01 Subsecretary of
Coordinating Minister of Infrastructure and Housing María Fernanda Marquez
Miranda
2001 Subsecretary of Social Affairs
and Environment Graciela Z. Rosso
2001-02
Interim Cabinet Member and Secretary of Public Works and Acting Secretary of
Communication, Transport, Energy and Mines Graciela Corvalán
Member of the cabinet which was in office from 24.12.01 till 03.01.02
during the short tenure of the interim president Fernando de la Rua Sáa, who already resigned at
the 30.01.
2001-02 Interim Cabinet Member and Secretary for Technology, Science and
Production Innovation Liliana Isabel Gurdulich de Correa
2001-02 Interim Cabinet Member and President of the National Institute Against Discrimination, Xehophobia and Racism Liliana Judith Scheines
2002-03 Minister of Education,
Science and Technology Graciela Giannettasio
She is MP and former
General Director of Education of the Province of Buenos Aires.
Vice-Governor and President of the Senate of the State 2003-07. (b. 1950-).
2002
Acting Minister of Social Affairs Hilda González de Duhalde
Married to President Eduardo Duhalde, who was Acting President of Argentina for
15 months.
2002-03 Minister of Labour, Employment and Human
Resources Graciela Camaño
Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies 2013-15.
2002-03 Minister of Social Development and
Environment María Nélida Doga
2007 Minister of Social Development
Former Minister of the Council of Family and Human Development of the Province
of Buenos Aires.
2002-03 Secretary of Family and Human Development
Silvia E. Gascón
Not member of the cabinet.
2002-03 Secretary of Social Policies in the Ministry of Social Development and Environment María del Carmen Rezzano
2002-03 Secretary of Human Development and
Family in the Ministry of Social Development and Family Edda Evangelina Acuña
2003-05 and 2006-15 Minister of Social Development Alicia Kirchner Ostić
2013-15 President of the National Council for the
Coordination of Social Policies
Sister of
the late
President Nestor Kirchner she was a Senator
2005-06 and was elected Governor of Santa Cruz in 2015. (b. 1946-).
2003-08 Secretary of Interior
María Teresa García
2003-15 Secretary of Labour in the Ministry
of Labour, Employment and Social Security
Noemí
2003-05 Secretary of Human Development and Family in the Ministry of Social Development Raquel Beatriz Tiramonti
2003-08 Subsecretary of
Interior Silvina Zabala
2008-09 Secretary of the Interior in the Ministry of Interior
2003-? Subsecretary by the Chief of the Cabinet for Institutional Reform and Democratic Development Marta Angélica Oyhanarte
2003-08 Subsecretary of Defence
Dra. Gabriela María Rifourcat
Secretary General of the Presidency and Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Defence
in 2003- (b. 1956-).
2003-08 Subsecretary of Economy and Production in charge of Consumer's Affairs and Competition Patricia Vaca Narvaja
2003-? Subsecretary of Labour, Employment and Social Security
Marta Novick
2003-08
Subsecretary of Health
and Environment Claudia Madies
2003-05
Subsecretary of Health
and
Environment Graciela Zulema Rosso
2005-08 Secretary of Politics, Regulations and Sanitary Relations in the Ministry
of Health and Environment
2003-05
and 2011-
Subsecretary of Social Development
Irma Liliana Paredes Periotti
2004-05
Secretary of Justice in charge
of Juridical Politics and Legislative Affairs
María José Rodriguez
2004-09 Subsecretary of Culture Magdalena Faillace
2005-07 Minister of Economy and Production Felisa Miceli
President of the National Bank 2003-05. In 2012 she was sentenced to 4 years in
jail for corruption
2005-08 Secretary of Defence in charge of Planning Martha Zilli
2005-15 Secretary of Justice in the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Marcela Miriam Losardo
2006-07 Secretary General of the Presidency Alicia ALONSO
2006-07 Secretary of Tourism Claudia García Diamanti
2006-07 Secretary of the Prevention of Drug Addiction and the Fight against Narcotics Mariana Suto Zabaleta
2006-07 Secretary of Culture Verónica Perez
2007-15 President and Head of the Government Cristina
Elisabet Fernández Wilhelm
de Kirchner
Member of the Assembly of Santa Cruz 1989-95 and 1.
Vice-President of the Assembly in 1990, National Senator 1995-97 and again since
2001, National Deputy 1997-2001. President of the Senate Committee of Contitutional Affairs since 2001.
Her husband, Nestor Kirchner was President until 2007. She is mother of 2 children. (b. 1953-).
2007-15 Secretary of Planning in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Productivity Ruth Ladenheim
2008-09 Secretary of Environment and Sustainable Development Romina Picolotti
2008-09 Minister
of Production Débora Giorgi
2009-15 Minister of Industry
2008-09 Health and Environment Graciela
Ocaña
Former Congress Member. (b. 1960-)
2008-11 Secretary of Municipal
Affairs in the Ministry of Interior Raquel Cecilia
Kismer de Olmos
Subsecretary and Secretary in various portfolios in
Buenos Aires 1989-1996.
2008-11 Secretary of Administrative
and Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Finance and Economy
2011-15 Secretary of Social
Security Ofelia Cédola
2008-15 Secretary of Social Development for Children, Youth and Family Marcela Paola Vessvessian
2008-15 Subsecretary of Interior María de Lourdes Giménez
2008-15 Subsecretary of Science, Technology and Innovation Lidia Rodríguez
2008-15 Subsecretary of Science, Technology and Innovation María Cristina Cambiaggio
2009-15 Secretary of National Integration María del Carmen Alarcón
2009-10 Subsecretary
for Institutional Reform and Strengthening of Democracy in the
Presidency
2009-12 Subsecretary of Justice of Justice and Human
Righs Maria Cristina Perceval
Senator 2001-09, Ambassador
to the United Nations from 2012.
2009-15 Subsecretary of Education
María R. Almandoz
2010-15 Secretary of Security for Cooperation with Juridical Powers, Public Ministries and Legislatures Cristina Liliana Caamaño
2010-15 Subsecretary of Industry
Carolina Maurer
2011-15 Secretary of Economy and
Financial Policies for External Commerce Beatriz Paglieri
2011-15 Secretary of Foreign
Affairs for Coordination and International Cooperation Paula Ferraris
Ambassador
2011-15
Secretary of Foreign Affairs for International Economic Rleations Cecilia Nahón
Ambassador
2011-15 Secretary of Agriculture, Cattle and Fisheries for
Rural Development Carla Campos Bilbao
2011-15 Subsecretary of Foreign Affairs and Religion
Verónica Encinas Esquivel
Ambassador
2011-15 Subsecretary of Foreign
Affairs and Religion María del Carmen Squeff
Ambassador.
2011-15 Subsecretary of Foreign
Affairs and Religion María Agustina Vila
Ambassador
2011-15 Subsecretary of Defence Mirta Susana Iriondo
2011-15 Subsecretary of Security Ileana Romina Arduino
2011-15 Subsecretary of Security
Cecilia Laura Ales
2011-15 Subsecretary of Labour,
Employment and Social Security María Susana Novick
2011-15 Subsecretary of Health
Silvia Laura Pérez
2011-15 Subsecretary of Health Marina Kosacoff
2011-15 Subsecretary of Social
Development Karina Yarochevski
2011-15 Subsecretary of Social
Development Mariana Claudia Sosa
2011-15 Subsecretary of Justice
of Justice and Human Righs Ana Cristina Casal
2011-15 Subsecretary of Education Mara Brawer
2011-15 Subsecretay for Coordination in the Presidency Susana Baum
2011-15 Subsecretary of Culture Marcela Laura Cardillo
2011-15 Subsecretary of Environment and Sustainable Development Silvia Alicia Révora
2011-15 Subsecretary of Environment and Sustainable Development Beatriz Domingorena
2011-15 Subsecretary of Municipal Affairs María de Lourdes Gimenez
2011-15 Subsecretary of Industry Anastasia Daicich
2011-15 Subsecretary of Tourism
Patricia Vismara
2011-15 Subsecretary of Economy and Financial Policies
for Provincial Relations Nora María Fraccaroli
2012-15 Subsecretary of Economy
and Financial Policies for External Commerce Paula Español
2012-15 Subsecretary of Economy
and Financial Policies for Consumer Protection María Lucila Colombo
Known as Pimpi Colombo
2012-15 Subsecretary of Foreign
Affairs and Religion Cecilia Nahon
Ambassador
2012-15 Subsecretary of Labour, Employment and Social Security María de los Ángeles Taboada
2012-15 Subsecretary of Federal Planning, Public
Inversion and Services Graciela Oporto
2012-15 Subsecretary of Justice
of Justice and Human Righs Lia Elisabeth Maria
2012-15 Subsecretary of
Education Graciela Lombardi
2012-15 Subsecretary of
Education Laura Valeria Alonso
2012-15 Subsecretary for
Sociocultural Policies in the Presidency Alejandra Blanco
2012-15 Subsecretary of Tourism Valeria Pellizza
2012-13 Subsecretary of Security María Cecilia Rodríguez
2013-15 Minister
of Security
2012-15 Subsecretary of Security Patricia Hebe Báez Rocha
2013-15 Scretary of Social Development for Organisation
and Community Communication Inés del Carmen Páez D´Alessandro
2013-15 Subsecretary of Labour,
Employment and Social Security Emilia Eugenia Roca
2013-15 Spokesperson of the
Cabinet of Ministers Juliana Di Tullio
Former Deputy Government Spokesperson
2014-15
Minister of Culture Teresa Adelina Sellarés
Known as Teresa Parodi she is a
popular singer-songwriter and performe
2015- Vice-President Gabriela Michetti
Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires 2007-09, MP 2009-13 and Senator
2013-15. (b. 1965-)
2015- Minister of Foreign Relations and Worship Susana
Malcorra
Undersecretary of the United Nations 2008-2012, United Nations
Chef de Cabinet to the Executive Office 2012-15 and Candidate for UN Secretary
General in 2016. (b. 1954-).
2015- Minister of
Social Development Carolina Stanley
Last update 10.10.16