- Source: Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation
The Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation (Spanish: Ministerio de Desregulación y Transformación del Estado) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power. Its purpose is to help the president and chief of the Cabinet of Ministers in matters related to deregulation, reform, and modernization efforts.
The inaugural and current head of the Ministry is Federico Sturzenegger, who was appointed on 5 July 2024. The Ministry was created after the passing of the law of Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines, which enjoys powers delegated by the government, necessary requirements to allow the Ministry to function in eliminating, modifying, or implementing decrees.
Javier Milei, the current president of Argentina, has stated that Elon Musk called Sturzenegger to discuss the United States imitating the model of the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation with the Department of Government Efficiency.
Jurisdiction
Order 585/2024, modifies the 22 520 law, stating that the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation is designed:
"to assist the President and the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, in order of their jurisdictions, in everything concerning the courses of action for the implementation of deregulation, reform and modernization of the state in order to re-size and reduce public expenses, and to improve the efficiency and efficacy of the organisms which constitute the National Public Administration, the transformation of red tape, the simplification of the state and the design and execution of public employee policies".