Javier Milei | |
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 Milei in 2024 | |
| 59th President of Argentina | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
| Vice President | Victoria Villarruel |
| Preceded by | Alberto Fernández |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2021 – 10 December 2023 | |
| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
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| Born | Javier Gerardo Milei 22 October 1970 Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | La Libertad Avanza (since 2024)[a] |
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| Relatives | Karina Milei (sister) |
| Residence | Quinta presidencial de Olivos |
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| School or tradition | Austrian School |
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| Website | javiermilei |
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Javier Gerardo Milei (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ xeˈɾaɾðo miˈlej] ; born 22 October 1970) is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as President of Argentina since December 2023. He has taught university courses and written on various aspects of economics and politics and also hosted radio programs on the subject. Milei’s libertarian views distinguish him within mainstream Argentine politics.
In November 2021, Milei was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, representing the City of Buenos Aires for La Libertad Avanza. As a national deputy, he limited his legislative activities to voting, focusing instead on critiquing what he sees as Argentina's political elite and its propensity for high government spending. Milei pledged not to raise taxes and donated his national deputy salary through a monthly raffle. He defeated the incumbent Economy Minister, Sergio Massa, in the second round of the 2023 presidential election on a platform that held the ideological dominance of Peronism responsible for the ongoing Argentine monetary crisis.
Milei is known for his flamboyant personality, distinctive personal style, and strong media presence, including using his catchphrase "¡Viva la libertad, carajo!".[b] He has been described politically as a right-wing populist and right-wing libertarian, and supports laissez-faire economics, aligning specifically with minarchist and anarcho-capitalist principles. His rhetoric has been widely compared to that of Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro. Milei has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the country's fiscal and structural policies. He supports freedom of choice on drug policy, firearms, sex work, and same-sex marriage, while opposing abortion and euthanasia. In foreign policy, he advocates closer relations with the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel and supporting Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion of the country.
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