Gustavo Béliz
Gustavo Beliz | |
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Secretary of Strategic Affairs | |
In office 10 December 2019 – 29 August 2022 | |
President | Alberto Fernández |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Mercedes Marcó del Pont |
Director of the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean | |
In office 2 December 2014 – 1 October 2019 | |
Succeeded by | Pablo Marcelo García |
Interamerican Development Bank (IADB), International Staff and Regional Coordinator, Citizen Security | |
In office 2005–2014 | |
Minister of Justice and Human Rights | |
In office 25 May 2003 – 24 July 2004 | |
President | Néstor Kirchner |
Preceded by | Juan José Álvarez |
Succeeded by | Horacio Rosatti |
Legislator of the City of Buenos Aires | |
In office 10 December 1997 – 10 December 2000 | |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 4 December 1992 – 1 August 1993 | |
President | Carlos Menem |
Preceded by | José Luis Manzano |
Succeeded by | Carlos Ruckauf |
President of the Institute of National Administration | |
In office 10 December 1989 – 4 December 1992 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 January 1962 Frente de Todos (2019–present) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Gustavo Beliz (born 7 January 1962) is an Argentine politician and expert in global governance.
Beliz was born in Buenos Aires. He graduated at Law from University of Buenos Aires and then studied at London School of Economics.
He served during the presidency of
He was elected National Senator representing Buenos Aires City but never take office in 2001. Later he was designated Minister of Justice during the presidency of Néstor Kirchner between 2003 and 2004.[2] During his years at the Ministry of Justice, he promoted the impeachment of some members of the Supreme Court.
Biography
Academic background
Beliz is a graduate of the School of Law at the
FHe was a professor at the School of Information Science at Universidad Austral between 1995 and 2001, and a professor at the Master's in Organizational Communications and an associate researcher at the Institute of Advanced Business Studies between 2000 and 2001. In 1987, he won a scholarship to Japan, as part of the cultural agreements signed by President Alfonsín and Prime Minister Nakasone. He was named one of the 10 Outstanding Young People of Argentina by the Junior Chamber of Buenos Aires in 1992. In 1999 Time magazine and CNN included him in their list of 50 Latin American Leaders for the Third Millennium.
Political career
He was president of the President of the National Civil Service Institute (1989–1992), Civil Service Secretary, and
Minister of Justice, Citizen Security and Human Rights (2003-2004)
Following Kirchner's victory in the 2003 presidential elections, Beliz became Minister of Justice, Citizen Security, and Human Rights and launched a campaign to promote transparency within Argentina's federal judiciary. He advocated for the impeachment of members of the Supreme Court who were suspected of corruption and instituted the method of self-limitation in the appointment of judges by the Office of the President through a system of challenges and public hearings, which allowed for greater transparency and citizen participation.[4] He resign from office after a confrontation with Jaime Stiuso.[5]
Career at The Interamerican Development Bank (2005-2019)
Between 2005 and 2013, he lived in Washington, DC, working at the Inter-American Development Bank. In 2013, he moved to Uruguay, to coordinate the Citizen Security regional cluster. Between 2014 and October 2019 he was director of the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL) at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).[6]
Secretary of Strategic Affair for the President (since December 2019)
As Secretary of Strategic Affairs, he is a cabinet minister and is responsible for designing and implementing the foreign relations strategy for the Office of the President, working in partnership with Argentina's other ministries. [7] His work also involves planning and evaluating strategic affairs, international and institutional public policies, and Argentina's financial relationships with multilateral organizations. He is governor for Argentina on the board of governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, CAF/Development Bank of Latin America, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, and Fonplata. He and his team play a part in designing and formulating President Fernández's international communications, creating deliverables for meetings and official international visits based on strategic analysis. He also coordinates the analysis, planning, monitoring, and continuous evaluation of matters that relate to Argentina's foreign policy and national security strategy. He has been tasked by the President to create the Economic and Social Council for the Development of Argentina to generate strategic consensus among various social players and the government ecosystem. He is currently working on innovations to make the tender process for public works more transparent, make better use of the knowledge produced by different government offices, and to improve the quality of bilateral and multilateral technical and financial development assistance and better assess the impact of this.[8][9]
Publications
- Argentina hacia el año 2000. Editorial Galerna, 1986.
- CGT, el otro poder. Editorial Sudamericana-Planeta, 1988.
- La Argentina ausente. Editorial Sudamericana, 1990.
- Vale la pena. Adiós a la vieja política. Editorial Sudamericana, 1993.
- Política social, la cuenta pendiente (compilador). Editorial Sudamericana, 1995.
- Buenos Aires vale la pena. Editorial Planeta, 1996.
- No Robarás ¿Es posible ganarle a la corrupción? (compilador). Editorial de Belgrano, 1997.
- Proyecto Ciudad. Fondo Editorial Nueva Dirigencia, 1999.
- La cultura profesional del periodismo argentino (coautor con Enrique Zuleta Puceiro). Universidad Austral, 1999.
- El otro modelo. Grupo Editor Latinoamericano, 2000.
- Robotlution, BID, 2017.
- Industry 4.0. Creating the future , BID 2018.
- Planet Algorithm, BID, 2018.
References
- ^ "Gustavo Beliz". ICTDS. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Argentina's markets jumpy as President-elect Fernandez plots new path". Reuters. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Noticias Magazine interview".
- ^ Article Clarín Newspaper (Buenos Aires) July 16, 2005.
- ^ "Chequeado reaserch".
- ^ "PwC interview" (PDF).
- ^ "Beliz in Fernandez's National Cabinet".
- ^ "Official bulletin".
- ^ "Secretary for Strategic Affairs".