Tag: minister

• Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Next Argentine agriculture minister sets warning alarms among farmers

  

  The next agriculture, livestock and fisheries minister of Argentina, as anticipated by MercoPress, will be Luis Basterra, president-elect Alberto Fernandez confirmed on Friday, an appointment met with some scepticism by farmers worried about a possible revival of interventionist policies.

• Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 08:17 UTC

  Ex Kirchner minister sentenced to prison for responsibility in Argentina's deadliest train accident

  

  A court convicted a former Argentine federal planning minister Wednesday of contributing to a deadly 2012 train crash by failing to oversee the operations of commuter railways.

• Thursday, January 4th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

  Brazilian Industry minister steps down; he's expected to run for Congress

  

  Brazilian Industry Minister Marcos Pereira resigned on Wednesday, becoming the third cabinet minister to quit in a month.