Guillermo Francos
{{Short description|Argentine politician}}
{{other uses|Guillermo Franco (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Guillermo Francos
| image = Guillermo Francos - Retrato Oficial 2024.png
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| office = Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
| president = Javier Milei
| term_start = 27 May 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Nicolás Posse
| successor =
| office1 = Minister of the Interior
| president1 = Javier Milei
| term_start1 = 10 December 2023
| term_end1 = 27 May 2024
| predecessor1 = Eduardo de Pedro
| successor1 = Lisandro Catalán (Secretary)
| office2 = Representative of Argentina to the Inter-American Development Bank
| president2 = Alberto Fernández
| term_start2 = 10 December 2019
| term_end2 = 25 September 2023
| successor2 = Marcelo Barg
| office3 = President of the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires
| governor3 = Daniel Scioli
| term_start3 = 13 December 2007
| term_end3 = 14 December 2011
| predecessor3 = Martín Lousteau
| successor3 = Gustavo Marangoni
| office4 = National Deputy
| term_start4 = 10 December 1997
| term_end4 = 18 September 2000
| constituency4 = City of Buenos Aires
| office5 = Councilor of the City of Buenos Aires
| term_start5 = 10 December 1985
| term_end5 = 20 September 1993
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|4|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Coronel Rosales Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| party = Independent
| otherparty = Freedom Advances
Action for the Republic (1997-2007)
La Libertad Avanza (since 2023)
| children =
| alma_mater =
}}
Guillermo Alberto Francos (born 20 April 1950) is a politician and lawyer from Argentina, serving as Minister of Interior for Javier Milei since December 2023 until May 2024 when he was designated Chief of Cabinet to replace Nicolás Posse.
Biography
He was born in Puerto Belgrano, a base of the Argentine Navy. Guillermo Francos graduated from the Universidad del Salvador in 1974 and worked as a lawyer from 1975 to 1989. During those years he worked at the Ministry of Justice from 1974 to 1978. He worked at several places, both in the state and private organizations. He was elected national deputy in 1997 as a member of the Action for the Republic party, he resigned in September 2000,{{Cite web |date=18 September 2000 |title=Renunció a su banca Guillermo Francos |url=https://mercado.com.ar/economia-y-politica/renuncio-a-su-banca-guillermo-francos/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=Revista Mercado}} as he was appointed head of Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. He was briefly president of Aerolíneas Argentinas, and then moved to the banks. He led the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires, Grupo Banco Provincia and Provincia Microempresas from 2007 to 2011 during the government of Daniel Scioli in the Province of Buenos Aires.{{Cite web |last=Sourtech |title=Un nuevo fichaje de Milei: quién es Guillermo Francos y qué rol ocupará si gana las elecciones - El Economista |url=https://eleconomista.com.ar/politica/un-nuevo-fichaje-milei-quien-guillermo-francos-rol-ocupara-gana-elecciones-n65444 |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=eleconomista.com.ar |language=es-AR}} At the same time in 2008 he was named director of Visa Argentina and later on in 2012 he was named director of Corporación América, it was in this company where he first met Javier Milei who worked as the chief economist of the corporation.{{cite web |url= https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2023/12/09/guillermo-francos-ministro-del-interior-javier-milei-orix/|title= ¿Quién es Guillermo Francos, elegido como ministro del Interior para el Gobierno de Javier Milei?|trans-title= Who is Guillermo Francos, elected as minister of Interior for the government of Javier Milei?|language= Spanish|author= Alejandra Páez Triviño|date= December 9, 2023|publisher= CNN|access-date=March 19, 2024}}
He was designated as the representative of Argentina to the Inter-American Development Bank by President Alberto Fernández in December 2019.{{Cite web |date=17 August 2023 |title=Guillermo Francos sería el ministro del Interior de un eventual gobierno de Javier Milei |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/guillermo-francos-seria-el-ministro-del-interior-de-un-eventual-gobierno-de-javier-milei-nid17082023/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=LA NACION |language=es}} In August 2023 he resigned from this role to join Javier Milei's campaign team, one week after the results of the 2023 Argentine primary elections were announced.{{Cite web |date=21 August 2023 |title=Guillermo Francos, elegido por Alberto Fernández en el BID, se sumó al equipo de Javier Milei {{!}} Otro que cambia de equipo |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/580710-otro-que-cambia-de-equipo |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=PAGINA12 |language=es}} The government would later designate Marcelo Barg to replace him as the representative to the IDB.{{Cite web |date=26 September 2023 |title=Marcelo Barg, del PJ sanjuanino al BID |url=https://www.tiempodesanjuan.com/politica/marcelo-barg-del-pj-sanjuanino-al-bid-n359103 |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=Tiempo de San Juan |language=es-PA}}
Javier Milei was elected president in 2023 and appointed him Minister of the Interior. Milei got in conflicts with the provincial governors, so Francos tried to de-escalate said conflicts. He promoted the "Pact of May" proposed during the 2024 opening of regular sessions of the National Congress of Argentina.{{cite web |url= https://noticias.perfil.com/noticias/politica/guillermo-francos-el-hombre-detras-del-pacto-de-mayo.phtml|title= Guillermo Francos, el hombre detrás del Pacto de Mayo|trans-title= Guillermo Francos, the man behind the Pact of May|language= Spanish|author= Carlos Claá|date= March 15, 2024|publisher= Noticias|access-date=April 4, 2024}}
On 28 May 2024 he was designated Chief of Cabinet of Argentina, after the resignation of Nicolás Posse, and so left the Ministry of Interior.{{cite news |title=Nicolás Posse renuncia a la Jefatura de Gabinete en el Gobierno de Milei |url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2024/05/27/posse-renuncia-jefatura-gabinete-gobierno-milei-orix/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |agency=CNN |date=27 May 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{twitter|GAFrancosOk}}
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Category:Argentine politicians
Category:Milei administration cabinet members
Category:Chiefs of Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina