Cayetano Antonio Licciardo (July 19, 1923– October 30, 1999) was an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

politician and the

Minister of Economy A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...

of Argentina from 1971 to October 13, 1972, and the Minister of Education December 22, 1981 to December 1983.

Education and career

Educated at

Argentine Catholic University Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

, he began as a fiscal accounting in 1947 before becoming head of Argentina's Office of Budget Accounting. He was Undersecretary of Finance from 1962 to 1963, National Director and Undersecretary of Budget from 1966 to 1968, Director of Central Bank in 1971 and also Director of the National Development Bank. In 1981, he was appointed as Minister of Economy followed by Minister of Education. He was also a professor of economics at

and also a Professor, Dean and Rector at

Catholic University of La Plata The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

, and also Professor at

University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public university, public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one o ...

, becoming Dean there in 1979,

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina A pontifical ( la, pontificale) is a Christian liturgical book containing the liturgies that only a bishop may perform. Among the liturgies are those of the ordinal for the ordination and consecration of deacons, priests, and bishops to Holy O ...

and

Universidad del Salvador The Universidad del Salvador (USAL) is a Jesuit university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition to its campus in downtown Buenos Aires, it has instructional and research facilities in Pilar, San Miguel, Bahía Blanca, and in the provinces of ...

.Latin America Report - Issue 2541 - Page 9
1982 He was married to Delia Cabaleiro with whom he had five children.

References

1923 births Argentine Ministers of Finance Argentine accountants 1999 deaths 20th-century Argentine economists Rectors of universities in Argentina {{argentina-economist-stub