Ministerio de Desarrollo Social | |
Ministry of Public Works Building, seat | |
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 1955 |
Dissolved | December 10, 2023 |
Superseding Ministry | |
Jurisdiction | Government of Argentina |
Headquarters | Ministry of Public Works Building, Av. 9 de Julio 1925, Buenos Aires |
Annual budget | $ 252,626,198,315[1] |
Minister responsible |
The Ministry of Social Development (Spanish: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social; MDS) was a ministry of the Argentine Government which oversaw the country's public policies on issues such as social assistance, welfare and human development across the country. The ministry was created in 1955 as the Ministry of Social Assistance, and it was given its current name in 1999 during the presidency of Fernando de la Rúa.
The ministry was dissolved on December 10, 2023 following a presidential decree from President Javier Milei.[2]