In the midst of a wave of departures in the Ministry of Human Capital, Sandra Pettovello elected his new chief of staff, who will replace Fernando Szeresesky. The former head of the minister’s team had submitted his resignation last week.
The new official will be Lucas Fernandez Aparicio, a lawyer who already has experience in the public sector. During the management of Together for Changeserved as Secretary of Labor between 2018 and 2019. Previously, he was head of the Secretariat of Citizen Assistance and Federal Services.
As he was able to know InfobaePettovello’s election was not linked to an agreement with the PRO; On the contrary, it was a decision that the minister made after Szeresesky’s resignation.
Fernández Aparicio is a leader close to William Dietrichfor which he also held positions in the Ministry of Transportation. He was administrator of Ferrobaires and president of Ferrocarriles Argentinos. Currently, he is a councilor for Malvinas Argentinas.
The news comes in a context of constant changes within the Human Capital Cabinet, movements that intensified with the departure of Pablo De la Torre for him food scandal and hiring through Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI). After this, resignations, dismissals and dismissals increased.
Until Friday of last week, one of the largest portfolios of the national Executive had 42 changes. The last resignation to be known last week was that of advisor Szeresesky. Sources from the Ministry informed this medium that his decision was due to the need to fulfill obligations in the private sphere – where he is a renowned manager of musicians – and, secondly, due to family issues.
“Since I took office I knew that in May I had to fully return to work on the Ratones Paranoicos tour. “I delayed the departure as long as I could, but the trips and commitments are incompatible with the management,” he explained to Infobae the now former official, in a brief contact.
Szeresesky joined other key figures within the ministry who left the administration. For example, Maximiliano Keczeli, who was Secretary of Legal and Administrative Coordination, who had a central role in the unification of the portfolios of Social Development, Labor, Education and Culture. However, he resigned at the end of April. Also on the list are Gerardo Marcelo Hita, who was director of the National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies; Juan Ignacio López Montoiro and Ricardo Spartano, undersecretaries of Administrative Management; Marcelo Rubén Basilotta, executive director of Casa Patria Grande.
In recent weeks, Human Capital was under the public eye because more than five thousand tons of food that was close to expiration stored in different warehouses were identified. In parallel, the results of an internal audit were known that confirmed the existence of at least 100 irregular hirings. In this context, a criminal complaint was filed against De la Torre, who was in charge of the area.
Regarding food, the Government ordered its distribution throughout the country, an operation in which federal forces participated.
In this context, Pettovello remained silent for several days, but spoke for the first time last Thursday in a meeting that was called by the YouTuber Matías Herrero, who knows the official. “I will not resign. I came here for my friend and I’m not going to leave my friend alone.”, he stated.
“It is very difficult to move forward, but I am not going to give up. First, because I came here to help my friend, and I’m not going to leave my friend alone. And second, because I believe that we all changed Argentina by removing the dirt… and I am going to continue removing it,” said the Minister of Human Capital.
