Privatizationsefforts to reduce annual hyperinflation and public debt, massive layoffs of public employees, demonstrations against his management, firm commitment to the West (USA) in foreign policy, and diplomatic clashes with various countries, have so far marked the first months of Javier Milei at the head of Argentina.
Javier Milei’s latest controversial episode has directly affected Spain. His controversial words about Pedro Sánchez’s wife, his meeting with members of VOX, his meetings with businessmen and the statements in which he attacked Sánchez and his management, have created an open diplomatic crisis between Argentina and Spain. “They don’t know what kind of society and country socialism can produce and what kind of people screwed in power and what levels of abuse it can generate. Even if he has a corrupt wife, he gets dirty and takes five days to think about it,” Milei said.
“Spain and Argentina are two brother countries. whose people love and respect each other. Between governments, affections are free, but respect is inalienable. “Whoever spoke yesterday did not do so in the name of the great Argentine people,” said Pedro Sánchez..
But who is this controversial figure who has burst onto the Argentine and international political scene?
Degree in economics
Before his arrival to the Argentine presidency, and even to politics, Javier Milei (Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 22, 1970) He graduated in Economics from the University of Belgranowhere he studied between 1988 and 1993. “Since I was a child I knew that I wanted to study economics, when I was young I dabbled in football and music, but my true vocation was still waiting for me.”, includes his profile published in the website of his party, La Libertad Avanza.
A decision made as a consequence of hyperinflation which took place in Argentina in the year 1989, and which led him to study the “monetary and social” phenomenon that affected the South American country at that time. Milei also did two postgraduate degrees, one in Economic Theory at the Institute of Economic and Social Development (IDES) and another in Economics at the Torcuato Di Tella University of Buenos Aires. Added to that is that he is the author of 52 academic articles, 16 books and more than 500 popular articles.
Economist and teacher by profession
The current president, inspired by the postulates formulated by the economists of the Austrian School, He worked as a teacher of various economic subjectssuch as Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Monetary Theory, Financial Theory, Financial Theory and Mathematics in different universities.
On the other hand, he worked as an economist in the private sector. He highlights his time as senior economist at HSBC bank and as chief economist at Máxima AFJP. He was also coordinator of the Broda Study and advisor to the Argentine State at the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). He was a member of the World Economic Forum.
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