Esteban Bullrich
| Esteban Bullrich | |
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| Minister of Education of Argentina | |
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Assumed office 10 December 2015 |
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| President | Mauricio Macri |
| Preceded by | Alberto Sileoni |
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Esteban José Bullrich May 26, 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Politician |
Esteban José Bullrich (born 26 May 1969, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine politician. He was Minister of Education of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires from 2010 until 2015. In December 2015 he became Argentina's Minister of Education under Mauricio Macri's administration.
Bullrich was born and raised in the city of Buenos Aires. After completing his bachelor's degree, Bullrich began his graduate studies in the United States at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He was just 24 years old when he entered the program. At Kellogg he focused on human relations and organizational studies. After receiving his MBA Bullrich spent two months teaching mathematics to orphans in Nicaragua through the Padre Fabretto Foundation; he writes on his blog estebanbullrich.com that this experience "left a profound effect on me with regards to how a good education can help a child develop and achieve a more prosperous adult life" [quote translated from Spanish].
Bullrich began his political career in 2003 when he ran for City Council for the Recreate for Growth party (Recrear) and later became vice-president for the Buenos Aires District. In office, he has organized and led efforts to improve the Argentine education system.[1] In 2005, he was elected to the National Chamber of Deputies, representing the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Bullrich caucused with the PRO alliance, a center-right political bloc. Bullrich and PRO are also allied with political blocs Commitment to Change and Recrear.
In 2006 Bullrich was recognized as an Eisenhower Fellow in its Multi Nation Program 2006.[2] This experience enabled him to meet American policy makers and study the US educational system with special attention on charter schools.
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