He Government has implemented a significant change in the country’s administrative structure, reducing powers to the Ministry of Human Capital and moving the Ministry of Culture directly under the President.
This decision of Governmentformalized by Decree 989/2024, is argued as a measure to “optimize resources” and improve the management of cultural affairs. The head of Culture, Leonardo Cifelli, will now report directly to President Javier Milei, instead of through the Ministry of Human Capital.
This change is part of a broader restructuring of the Ministries Law, which seeks to readjust the jurisdictional scope of the Ministry of Culture so that it functions as a presidential secretariat.
The measure responds to the importance of culture as a driver of social development and its role in strengthening values, traditions and national identity. According to the decree, the management of cultural affairs requires more direct and centralized attention, which justifies its transfer to the presidential orbit.
The Ministry of Human Capital, for its part, will continue to focus on areas such as education, employment and social assistance. Its updated responsibilities include the planning and management of federal education, the promotion of equal opportunities and the protection of labor rights.
In addition, its role is reinforced in the supervision of unregistered work and the coordination of educational inclusion and social protection policies with the provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. This change has generated various reactions in the political and social sphere.
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Some sectors see the measure as a positive step towards a more efficient and centralized management of culture, while others criticize the concentration of power in the presidential figure and the possible politicization of cultural affairs.
The context of this restructuring also includes other challenges facing the Ministry of Human Capital. Recently, the portfolio headed by Sandra Pettovello appealed a court ruling that forced the Government to ensure adequate food supplies to vulnerable groups and to submit monthly reports on their food assistance programs.
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