| Secretaría General de la Presidencia | |
Casa Rosada, government house of Argentina | |
| Secretariat overview | |
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| Formed | April 23, 1976; 49 years ago (April 23, 1976) |
| Type | Secretariat of State |
| Jurisdiction | Argentina |
| Headquarters | Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires |
| Annual budget | $ 46,282,428.345 (2021)[1] |
| Secretariat executive |
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| Parent department | Presidency of the Nation |
| Website | argentina.gob.ar/secretariageneral |
TheGeneral Secretariat of the Presidency of the Argentine Nation (Spanish:Secretaría General de la Presidencia de la Nación Argentina;SGP) is a secretariat of state of theArgentine National Executive counting withministerial level, tasked with assisting thePresident of Argentina in the making of public policy, drafting messages and public speeches, maintaining the presidential protocol and overseeing the relationship between the President and society at large.[2]
The General Secretariat also oversees a number of centralized and decentralized agencies as defined by the Law on Ministries, which may be updated at the President's behest.[3] Since 10 December 2023, the General Secretary of the Presidency has beenKarina Milei, who serves under PresidentJavier Milei.[4]
It is one of (currently) three secretariats in the Argentine government counting with ministerial level, the other being theLegal and Technical Secretariat and theSecretariat of Communications and Press.[5]
The 1983 Law on Ministries (Spanish:Ley de Ministerios), decreed byRaúl Alfonsín, established eight secretariats reporting directly to the Office of the President tasked to delegate some of the President's direct responsibilities whilst aiding the head of state in the elaboration of public policies, among other responsibilities. These included, alongside the General Secretariat of the Presidency, the Legal and Technical Secretariat, the Planning Secretariat, theIntelligence Secretariat (SIDE, later disestablished and reformed into theAFI), the Media Secretariat, the Public Affairs Secretariat, the Science and Technology Secretariat, theSecretariat of Comprehensive Policies on Drugs (SEDRONAR) and the Habitat Secretariat.[6]
Since 2001, the General Secretariat of the Presidency has ministerial rank, and as such, the General Secretary may issue ministerial decrees.[7]
The General Secretariat is entirely headquartered in theCasa Rosada, the official working residence of the President of Argentina. In addition, the General Secretary also has responsibilities and jurisdiction over theQuinta de Olivos.[2]