Ministry of Social Development (Argentina)

Ministry of Social Development
Ministerio de Desarrollo Social

Ministry of Public Works Building, seat
Ministry overview
Formed1955
DissolvedDecember 10, 2023; 8 months ago (December 10, 2023)
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Argentina
HeadquartersMinistry 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]

  1. ^ "Presupuesto 2021". Ministerio de Economía (in Spanish). 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ Qué ministerios ELIMINÓ Javier MILEI tras su ASUNCIÓN on Cronista.com, 10 Dec 2023