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Guillermo Ferraro
Guillermo José Ferraro (12 July 1955 – 4 December 2024) was an Argentine accountant, businessperson and politician who was appointed Minister of Infrastructure on 10 December 2023 by President Javier Milei.[1][3][2] On 27 January 2024, Milei stated that Ferraro would be presenting his resignation within the next few days.[4] Ferraro's resignation was officially accepted by the government on 5 March 2024.[5] Ferraro had previously served as a director of accounting firm KPMG Argentina until 2023.[2] He had also served as an undersecretary in Eduardo Duhalde's government from 2002 to 2003, during Duhalde's interim presidency of Argentina.[6][3][7] Early life and educationGuillermo José Ferraro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 12 July 1955.[3][7] Ferraro attended the University of Buenos Aires, from where he graduated with a degree in business administration, a doctorate in economics, and a post-graduate degree in systems engineering.[2][7] CareerFrom 1988 to 1991, Ferraro served in the administration of Antonio Cafiero, the Justicialist governor of the province of Buenos Aires, as an undersecretary of infrastructure and telecommunications.[6][3][2] Between 1997 and 2001, Ferraro was the president of Coordinación Ecológica Área Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado (CEAMSE), the government-owned company that handles the municipal solid waste of both the city and the province of Buenos Aires.[8][9][2][7] From 2002 to 2003, when Eduardo Duhalde was the acting president of Argentina, Ferraro served as an undersecretary of industry in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Mining.[6][3] Ferraro also worked at the accounting firm KPMG Argentina for 14 years, where he served as a director until 2023.[3][2][7][10] On 10 December 2023, Ferraro was appointed by President Javier Milei to head the newly created Ministry of Infrastructure.[1][11][6][3][2] Amongst other things, Ferraro was tasked with privatizing many entities owned by the state, such as Ferrocarriles Argentinos, the state-owned company that manages the Argentine railway network.[12][7] On 25 January 2024, it was reported that Milei has requested Ferraro's resignation.[10] Milei confirmed on 27 January that Ferraro would be submitting his resignation shortly.[4] Both the Buenos Aires Herald and Perfil reported that multiple sources stated that Ferraro was pressured to resign due to allegedly leaking details of a government meeting.[13][2] Foreign minister Diana Mondino said that it was likely Milei would merge the Ministry of Infrastructure into the Ministry of Economy.[13] DeathFerraro died in Buenos Aires on 4 December 2024, at the age of 69.[14] References
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