The Ministry of Security ( es, Ministerio de Seguridad; MINSEG) of
Argentina
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is a
ministry
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Government
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of the
national executive power that oversees public safety and security. It co-ordinates the country's national security policy and oversees the
Federal Police, the
Airport Security Police, the
Naval Prefecture and the
National Gendarmerie, as well as the newly created Federal Council for Interior Security.
The Ministry was created in 2010 by decree of then-President
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; matters of national security had previously been part of the
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's portfolio. The current minister of security is
Aníbal Fernández, who assumed office in 2021 under President
Alberto Fernández.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities and attributions of the Ministry of Security are outlined in article 22 bis of the Ley de Ministerios, which states that it is the ministry's goal to assist the President of the Nation and the
Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
The Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Argentine Nation ( es, Jefe de Gabinete de Ministros de la Nación Argentina; JGM), more commonly known simply as the Cabinet Chief ( es, Jefe de Gabinete) is a ministerial office within the governmen ...
in all matters pertaining to national security, the preservation of liberties, life and the patrimony of Argentina's inhabitants, as well as their rights, within the Argentine Republic's democratic framework.
List of ministers
See also
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Law enforcement in Argentina
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Argentine Interior Security System
The Argentine Interior Security System ( es, Sistema de Seguridad Interior or SSI) is the official name of the public security service of Argentina.
The Interior Security System consists of the following individuals, agencies and dependencies:
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Argentine Federal Police
The Argentine Federal Police ( es, Policía Federal Argentina or PFA) is the national civil police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country. Until January 1, 2017, it also acted as the local la ...
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Security
Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social ...
Argentina
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2010 establishments in Argentina