Juan José Aranguren
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Juan José Aranguren | |
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| Minister of Energy of Argentina | |
| In office December 10, 2015 – June 28, 2018 | |
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| Born | August 31, 1954 Beccar, Argentina |
| Political party | Cambiemos |
| Residence | Olivos, Buenos Aires |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Juan José Aranguren is an Argentine businessman. He was
Biography
Aranguren was born in the Entre Ríos Province, and became a chemical engineer at the University of Buenos Aires.
Royal Dutch Shell
He joined
Minister of Energy
He was appointed Minister of Energy by
Those increases were met by protests in numerous cities by people bearing banners, bugles, and noise-making cacerolazos.[3] The government justified it as a required step to reduce the huge fiscal deficit, and pointed that the subsidy system had almost ruined the whole energy distribution system.
Macri explained this at the
Controversies
Conflict of interest
Although he resigned to Shell to work as a minister of Energy, he still kept shares for $16.3 million from the company. There was a controversy over it, as some of his rulings benefited Shell, and he may have had a conflict of interest in it. Aranguren considered that there was no conflict of interest, but sold his shares anyway, as suggested by the anticorruption office. He considered that government transparency had to clear for the Argentine society.[7]
Paradise Papers
On 5 November 2017, the
References
- ^ "Juan José Aranguren, ministro de Energía" [Juan José Aranguren, minister of energy] (in Spanish). La Nación. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "Protestan contra el tarifazo a metros de la audiencia pública por el gas" [Protests against the tax increase at meters of the public audience for the gas distribution] (in Spanish). La Nación. September 16, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Cacerolazos en distintos puntos del país contra el tarifazo" [Cacerolazos at several points of the country against the tax increases] (in Spanish). Perfil. July 15, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "El Gobierno presentó un informe global con datos alarmantes sobre la herencia del kirchnerismo" [The government presented a report with alarming data about the Kirchner's legacy] (in Spanish). La Nación. June 3, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Martín Bidegaray (August 17, 2016). "Tarifas: en el Congreso, Aranguren defendió la suba sin necesidad de audiencias" [Taxes: in Congress, Aranguren justified the increase without audiences] (in Spanish). Clarín. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "La Corte frenó el aumento de tarifas para usuarios residenciales" [The Court halted the tax increase for residential users] (in Spanish). La Voz. August 18, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Maia Jastreblansky (September 14, 2016). "Aranguren vendió sus acciones en Shell para cerrar la polémica" [Aranguren sold his shares in Shell to close the controversy] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Aranguren: su paso por una offshore de Shell a la que el Estado le compró gasoil por US$ 150 M". Perfil. 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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