Daniel Filmus

Daniel Filmus
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
In office
20 September 2021 – 10 December 2023
PresidentAlberto Fernández
Preceded byRoberto Salvarezza
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Secretary of Malvinas Affairs
In office
27 December 2019 – 20 September 2021
Preceded byMateo Estreme (as Undersecretary)
Succeeded byGuillermo Carmona
In office
6 January 2014 – 10 December 2015
Preceded byJavier Esteban Figueroa (as General Director)
Succeeded byMaría Teresa Kralikas (as Undersecretary)
National Senator
In office
10 December 2007 – 10 December 2013
ConstituencyCity of Buenos Aires
Minister of Education, Science and Technology
In office
25 May 2003 – 10 December 2007
PresidentNéstor Kirchner
Preceded byGraciela Giannettasio
Succeeded byJuan Carlos Tedesco
Personal details
Born (1955-06-03) June 3, 1955 (age 69)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
Other political
affiliations
Front for Victory (2003–2017)
Citizen's Unity (2017–2019)
Frente de Todos (2019–present)
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
ProfessionSociologist
Websitewww.danielfilmus.com.ar

Daniel Fernando Filmus (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel feɾˈnando ˈfilmus]; born June 3, 1955) is an Argentine politician and academic, who served as the country's Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, from 2021 to 2023.

Filmus formerly served as a National Senator for the City of Buenos Aires from 2007 to 2013, and as Minister of Education, Science and Technology in the government of President Néstor Kirchner. From 2014 to 2015, and later from 2019 to 2021, he was Secretary of Affairs pertaining to the Malvinas (Falkland Islands).[1][2]

  1. ^ "Filmus officially appointed as Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic Secretary". MercoPress (in Spanish). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ Watts, Jonathan (7 January 2014). "Falkland islands: Argentina appoints Malvinas secretary". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2020.