Rodolfo Barra

Rodolfo Carlos Barra (born 19 December 1947) is an Argentine far-right lawyer and politician, who served as a minister of the Supreme Court of Argentina between 1990 and 1993, and as Minister of Justice between 1994 and 1996, until his resignation for his links to groups related to Nazism, including the Tacuara Nationalist Movement.^[1][2][3] On 1 December 2023, president-elect Javier Milei announced that Barra had been selected as the Solicitor General. He served in this role until his resignation on January 2025.^[4][5]

Rodolfo Barra
Rodolfo Barra in 2016
Solicitor General of Argentina
In office 10 December 2023 – 28 January 2025
President	Javier Milei
Preceded by	Carlos Zannini
Succeeded by	Santiago Castro Videla
Minister of Justice
In office 16 June 1994 – 10 July 1996
President	Carlos Menem
Preceded by	Jorge Luis Maiorano
Succeeded by	Elías Jassán
Minister of the Supreme Court
In office 25 April 1990 – 20 December 1993
Appointed by	Carlos Menem
Personal details
Born	Rodolfo Carlos Barra (1947-12-19) 19 December 1947 (age 77) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	La Libertad Avanza
Other political affiliations	Tacuara Nationalist Movement (1960s) Justicialist Party
Education	Universidad Católica Argentina
Occupation	Lawyer

Early life and career

Barra was born in Buenos Aires on 19 December 1947. During his youth, he was part of the Nationalist Union of High School Students, a political group linked to the Tacuara Nationalist Movement, a movement that incorporated neo-Nazi elements.^[6] In 1996, he was forced to resign after a Noticias investigation linked him to this group. Furthermore, the paper Página 12 revealed he was arrested for an antisemitic terrorist attack on a synagogue.^[7][8] The Noticias investigation also revealed pictures of Barra performing the Nazi salute. He would later apologize for his political activities during this time, saying "if I was a Nazi, I regret it".^[9][10]

Designation as Solicitor General of Argentina

On 2 December 2023, president-elect Javier Milei announced his designation as Solicitor General of Argentina (Procuración del Tesoro de la Nación), to become effective on 10 December 2023.^[11] His appointment caused outrage due to his neo-Nazi past.^[12][13]

He served in this role until 25 January 2025, when he handed over his resignation to the Ministry of Justice. The government officially accepted his resignation three days later, on 28 January 2025.^[14]