Draft:Guillermo Francos

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Guillermo Francos (b. april 1950, Buenos Aires Province) is a politician from Argentina, serving as minister of interior for Javier Milei since 2023

Biography[edit]

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, and was elected national deputy in 1997. He resigned in 2000, 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 Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Grupo Banco Provincia and Provincia Microempresas. He met Javier Milei during this time.[1]

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.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alejandra Páez Triviño (December 9, 2023). "¿Quién es Guillermo Francos, elegido como ministro del Interior para el Gobierno de Javier Milei?" [Who is Guillermo Francos, elected as minister of Interior for the government of Javier Milei?] (in Spanish). CNN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Carlos Claá (March 15, 2024). "Guillermo Francos, el hombre detrás del Pacto de Mayo" [Guillermo Francos, the man behind the Pact of May] (in Spanish). Noticias. Retrieved April 4, 2024.


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