Silvina Batakis

Silvina Aída Batakis (born 27 December 1968) is an Argentine economist and politician, and the country’s former Minister of Economy. Previously, she served as Secretary of Provinces in the Ministry of the Interior and as economy minister of Buenos Aires Province under Governor Daniel Scioli from 2011 to 2015.

Silvina Batakis
Minister of Economy
In office
4 July 2022 – 3 August 2022
PresidentAlberto Fernández
Preceded byMartín Guzmán
Succeeded bySergio Massa
Secretary of Provinces
In office
27 December 2019 – 4 July 2022
PresidentAlberto Fernández
Preceded byAlejandro Caldarelli
Succeeded byTBD
Minister of Economy of Buenos Aires Province
In office
10 December 2011 – 10 December 2015
GovernorDaniel Scioli
Preceded byAlejandro Gaspar Arlía
Succeeded byHernán Lacunza
Personal details
Born (1968-12-27) 27 December 1968
Río Grande, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
Other political
affiliations		Front for Victory (2007–2015)
Frente de Todos (2019–present)
Children1
EducationNational University of La Plata

Early life

Batakis was born in Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, and grew up in Río Gallegos, Rafaela, Taco Pozo and La Plata. She graduated with a licenciatura in Economics from the National University of La Plata in 1993. Additionally, she holds a master's degree in public finances and a master's degree in environmental economy from University of York.[1]

Political career

Starting in 1992, Batakis held a number of public offices in the government of Buenos Aires Province. In 2009, she was appointed as cabinet chief and Secretary of Finances in the provincial economy ministry under Alejandro Arlía; in 2011, Governor Daniel Scioli designated Batakis as economy minister in her own right.[1]

As economy minister of Buenos Aires, Batakis introduced a reform in the provincial tax revenue distribution system. The reform resulted in a tax increase and lower subsidies from the provincial government in 60% of the province's districts,[2] and the provincial government had to request an additional $2,800 million ARS in order to supply the net loss.[3] The reform was criticised by then president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. In 2014, Batakis introduced a 30% spike in rural and urban property tax, excluding retirees and pensioners owning properties valued under $200,000.[4] In addition, a previously overturned inheritance tax was reintroduced.

During Scioli's 2015 presidential campaign, the then-governor announced Batakis was his pick for an eventual economy minister. Scioli lost the election against Mauricio Macri in the second round.[1]

In 2019, Batakis was designated as Secretary of Provinces in the Ministry of the Interior by President Alberto Fernández and interior minister Eduardo de Pedro. As secretary, Batakis headed the negotiations for a new fiscal consensus in order to grant Argentina's 23 provinces further financial autonomy and judicial stability for the Argentine tax system.[5]

The minister of economy Martín Guzmán resigned in 2022, amid an economic crisis. There were lengthy and conflictive negotiations between the factions of the Frente de Todos, which culminated in the appointment of Batakis, a vocal supporter of Cristina Kirchner's economic policies.[6]

Personal life

Batakis is nicknamed La Griega ("the Greek") referring to her Greek origins.[1] Sports-wise, she is a supporter of Boca Juniors.[7] She has a son.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Quién es "la griega" Batakis, la economista que es fanática de Boca y va a la cancha sola". Clarín (in Spanish). 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. Morosi, Pablo (26 January 2012). "Recortan la coparticipación para el 60% de los municipios bonaerenses". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. "La Nación girará nuevos fondos a Buenos Aires para completar los aguinaldos". Página 12 (in Spanish). 19 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. "Se aprobó el Presupuesto y la ley Impositiva bonaerense". Minuto Uno (in Spanish). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. "El Gobierno firma un nuevo Consenso Fiscal con 23 gobernadores". El Economista (in Spanish). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. Mugica Díaz, Joaquín (3 July 2022). "Silvina Batakis será la nueva ministra de Economía". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. "Quién es Silvina Batakis, la nueva ministra de Economía". La Nación (in Spanish). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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