Nicolás Posse
Nicolás José Posse (born 4 February 1965[citation needed]) is an Argentine politician and industrial engineer who is serving as the country's Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers since 2023 under president Javier Milei. Before entering politics, Posse served as an executive at Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. Posse served in a major strategic role in Javier Milei's 2023 presidential campaign.[1]
Nicolás Posse | |
|---|---|
Posse in 2023 | |
| Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
| President | Javier Milei |
| Preceded by | Agustín Rossi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1965[citation needed] |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | La Libertad Avanza |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | ITBA Cambridge University |
Career in private sector edit
Posse attended the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, graduating in 1989, and the University of Cambridge.[2]
Posse began his career at Molinos Río de la Plata, before serving as the CEO of duty-free sales at Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, a subset of Eduardo Eurnekian's Corporación América. Posse also served as head of project management in the "Aconcagua Bioceanic Corridor" between 2009 and 2017, an initiative to link the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through a high-tech railway corridor. During this project, he met Javier Milei.[3]
Political career edit
Since July 2023, within the framework of the presidential elections, Posse took unpaid leave to dedicate himself fully to the presidential campaign of Javier Milei, candidate of La Libertad Avanza. In the libertarian campaign, Posse was in charge of leading the technical teams of La Libertad Avanza. After Milei's electoral victory, Posse coordinated the transition and was present at the first meeting between president-elect Milei and outgoing president Alberto Fernández at Quinta de Olivos to discuss the transfer of command.[2]
Chief of Staff edit
On 10 December 2023, he assumed office as Cabinet Chief of the Nation.[1]
Personal life edit
Posse is married with one child.[3]
Posse is a mountaineer, climbing Aconcagua several times, and has run marathons.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Explainer: Who's Who in Javier Milei's Cabinet? | AS/COA". www.as-coa.org. 2023-12-07. from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ a b c "Nicolás Posse | El silencioso ingeniero del nuevo gobierno que conoció a Milei en "Siberia"". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2023-11-26. from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ a b Página|12 (2023-11-20). "Quién es Nicolás Posse, el futuro jefe de Gabinete de Javier Milei | Ingeniero y estratega de la campaña del libertario". PAGINA12 (in Spanish). from the original on 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
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