Axel Kicillof
| Axel Kicillof | |
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| Federal Deputy of Argentina | |
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Assumed office 10 December 2015 |
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| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
| Minister of Economy and Public Finances | |
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In office 18 November 2013 – 10 December 2015 |
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| President | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| Preceded by | Hernán Lorenzino |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Prat-Gay |
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| Born |
25 September 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Front for Victory (2003–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Soledad Quereilhac |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Axel Kicillof (Spanish: [ˈaksel kiˈsilof]; born 25 September 1971) is an Argentine economist who was appointed Argentina's Minister of Economy on November 18, 2013.
Described by his biographer as “the economic guru who captivated Cristina Kirchner,” Kicillof was instrumental in the 2012 renationalization of the energy firm YPF. It was on his advice that President Fernández de Kirchner decided not to meet holdout bondholder demands to be repaid what they were owed in 2014. The decision was supported by among others the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the G-77 (133 nations), the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Bankers Association, and bondholders whose payments were stopped by the 2014 ruling.
Kicillof has been a firm believer in Keynesian economics, and an avid admirer of the Kirchners since his student days when he was a member of the pro-Kirchner youth group La Cámpora and head of the radical student group TNT. A longtime professor of Economic Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires and outspoken critic of the neo-liberal policies of the Kirchners' predecessors, he is known for his unorthodox haircut and dress code, signifying his anti-establishment views.
Kicillof is the second child of three siblings born to psychologist Nora Barenstein and psychoanalyst Daniel Kicillof, both non-practicing Ashkenazi Jews; Kicillof was raised in the neighborhood of Recoleta. His father committed suicide when Kicillof was 22.
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