Daniel Arroyo | |
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| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| In office 10 December 2017 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| Minister of Social Development | |
| In office 10 December 2019 – 10 August 2021 | |
| President | Alberto Fernández |
| Preceded by | Carolina Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Juan Zabaleta |
| Minister of Social Development of Buenos Aires Province | |
| In office 10 December 2007 – 3 August 2009 | |
| Governor | Daniel Scioli |
| Preceded by | Jorge Rubén Varela |
| Succeeded by | Baldomero Álvarez de Olivera |
| Secretary of Social Policy and Human Development | |
| In office 8 October 2004 – 10 December 2007 | |
| President | Néstor Kirchner |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | María Cecilia Velázquez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-10-06)6 October 1966 (age 59) |
| Political party | Justicialist Party Renewal Front(2013–present) |
| Other political affiliations | United for a New Alternative(2015–2017) Frente de Todos(2019–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences |
Daniel Fernando Arroyo (born 6 October 1966) is an Argentine political scientist, professor and politician. He was the country'sMinister of Social Development, in the cabinet of PresidentAlberto Fernández, from 2019 to 2021. Since 2021, he has been aNational Deputy elected inBuenos Aires Province, a position he previously held from 2017 to 2019.
A member of theJusticialist Party affiliated with theRenewal Front, Arroyo served as Minister of Social Development of Buenos Aires Province in the cabinet of GovernorDaniel Scioli. In addition, he has taught courses at a number of Argentine universities, including theTorcuato di Tella University, theNational University of Cuyo, and theLatin American Faculty of Social Sciences.
Daniel Fernando Arroyo was born on 6 October 1966 inCastelar,Buenos Aires Province.[1] He studiedpolitical science at theUniversity of Buenos AiresFaculty of Social Sciences, where he received hislicenciatura in 1990; he then went on to receive a post-graduate degree on control and administration of public policy from theLatin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in 1995.[1][2]
He has taught graduate and post-graduate level courses at FLACSO, at theTorcuato di Tella University, at theNational University of Cuyo and at theNational University of Moreno, and was a visiting faculty at theUniversity of Bologna in Italy and theUniversity of Salamanca in Spain.[2][3][4]
In 2004 he was appointed as Secretary of Social Policy and Human Development and Deputy Minister of Social Development by PresidentNéstor Kirchner, serving under the administration ofAlicia Kirchner until 2007.[5] From then he went on to serve as Minister of Social Development in theBuenos Aires Province provincial cabinet of GovernorDaniel Scioli, who reportedly sought him for his technical expertise in the field.[6] As provincial minister he sought to implement the "Plan Más Vida", wherein the government distributed welfare cards to be used in food and other essential goods.[7] He left the position in 2009, and was replaced byAvellaneda mayorBaldomero Álvarez de Olivera.[8][9]
From 2009 to 2017 he held a number of directive posts in theBanco Provincia, including the directorship from 2016 to 2017.[10] He was also president of the corruption watchdog NGO Poder Ciudadano until 2013, when he stepped down to run for a seat in theArgentine Chamber of Deputies in theRenewal Front list.[5] In2015 he ran for the position of Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province in the Renewal Front ticket, alongsideFelipe Solá.[11]
In2017 he ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies once again, this time in the1País list (of which the Renewal Front was part) and was elected; he was sworn in as National Deputy on 10 December 2017.[12]
On 6 December 2019, President-electAlberto Fernández announced his intention of appointing Arroyo as Minister of Social Development of Argentina, succeedingCarolina Stanley; Arroyo had positioned himself as a staunch opponent of Stanley and theprevious administration's welfare and social policies.[13] He assumed office alongside the rest of Fernández's cabinet on 10 December 2019.
Ahead of the2021 primary elections, Arroyo was confirmed the 12th candidate in theFrente de Todos list to theChamber of Deputies inBuenos Aires Province.[14] On 9 August 2021,Cabinet ChiefSantiago Cafiero confirmedJuan Zabaleta would replace Arroyo as Minister of Social Development.[15][16] Arroyo's was one of two ministerial replacements ahead of the 2021 election, alongsideAgustín Rossi, who was replaced byJorge Taiana as Minister of Defense.[17]
Arroyo is married to Alejandra Folco and has two children, Lucía and Martín.[6][18][19] On 25 September 2020 he confirmed he had tested positive forCOVID-19, becoming the first minister of the national cabinet to get infected.[20]
| Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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| Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 2017 | National Deputy | 1País [es] | 3 | Buenos Aires Province | 1,028,385 | 11.03% | 3rd[a] | Elected | [21] | |
| 2021 | Frente de Todos | 12 | Buenos Aires Province | 3,444,446 | 38.59% | 2nd[a] | Elected | [22] | ||
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by New post | Secretary of Social Policy and Human Development 2004–2007 | Succeeded by María Cecilia Velázquez |
| Preceded by Jorge Rubén Varela | Minister of Social Development of Buenos Aires Province 2007–2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Social Development 2019–2021 | Succeeded by |
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