Overview
- Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced on X that Alejandro Lew will take over the Finance Secretariat, replacing Pablo Quirno after his appointment as foreign minister.
- Lew previously served on the Central Bank board as Vice President II until July 2024, with his resignation formalized by decree 657/2024.
- His background includes serving as CFO of YPF and other energy firms and holding senior roles at JP Morgan and HSBC.
- He is expected to assume duties in the coming days and will confront sizable peso debt operations, including auctions of about 14.1 trillion pesos on November 26 and 12.6 trillion pesos on December 11 after roughly 10.5 trillion pesos in recent payments.
- Some outlets highlight controversy tied to his YPF tenure over fuel shortages; those criticisms are reported as allegations and remain disputed.