Ministry of Culture (Argentina)
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The Ministry of Culture (Spanish: Ministerio de Cultura) of Argentina was a ministry of the national executive power that oversaw the government's public policy on the culture of Argentina.
Ministerio de Cultura | |
Palacio Casey, headquarters of the Ministry | |
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 2014; 10 years ago (2014) |
Preceding Ministry | |
Dissolved | December 10, 2023; 4 months ago (December 10, 2023) |
Superseding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Government of Argentina |
Headquarters | Palacio Casey, Av. Alvear 1960, Buenos Aires[1] |
Annual budget | $ 9,134,481,604 (2021)[2] |
Minister responsible | |
Website | argentina.gob.ar/cultura cultura.gob.ar |
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.