Ministry of Economy (Argentina)

Ministry of Economy
Ministerio de Economía

Palacio de Hacienda, headquarters
Ministry overview
Formed1854; 170 years ago (1854) (as the Ministry of the Treasury)
JurisdictionGovernment of Argentina
HeadquartersPalacio de Hacienda
Buenos Aires
Employees4,000 (2009) [1]
Annual budget$ 616,641,458,521 (2021)[2]
Minister responsible
Child agencies
Websiteargentina.gob.ar/economia

The Ministry of Economy (Spanish: Ministerio de Economía) of Argentina is the country's state treasury and a ministry of the national executive power that manages economic policy.

The Ministry of Economy is one of the oldest ministries in the Argentine government, having existed continuously since the formation of the first Argentine executive in 1854, in the presidency of Justo José de Urquiza – albeit under the name of Ministry of the Treasury. The current minister responsible is Luis Caputo, who has served since 2023 in the cabinet of Javier Milei.

  1. ^ Oficina Nacional de Presupuesto, Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Públicas. June 6, 2009. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Presupuesto 2021". Ministerio de Economía (in Spanish). 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.