Ministry of Culture of Argentina

Government ministry

The Ministry of Culture (Spanish: Ministerio de Cultura) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that oversees the government's public policy on the culture of Argentina. The culture portfolio was first established in 1973 during the presidency of Héctor Cámpora as part of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Culture and Education; the first minister responsible was Jorge Alberto Taiana. The ministry existed only briefly before being demoted to a Secretariat. It would remain under the scope of the broader Ministry of Education until 2014, when it was re-established by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Its current minister is, since 10 December 2019 and in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández, Tristán Bauer. From Wikipedia