Guillermo Dietrich | |
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Minister of Transport | |
Assumed office 10 December 2015 |
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President | Mauricio Macri |
Preceded by | Florencio Randazzo |
Personal details | |
Born |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
5 March 1969
Political party | Republican Proposal |
Other political affiliations |
Cambiemos (2015–present) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina |
Guillermo Dietrich (born March 5, 1969) is an Argentine economist and politician, currently the Minister of Transport of Argentina appointed by President Mauricio Macri.
Guillermo Dietrich was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina of German descent. He received a degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in 1993 with a postgraduate degree in Negotiation and a MBA Magna Cum Laude from the IAE Business School of Austral University.
He led the Dietrich Company, an automotive retailer founded by his father, Guillermo Dietrich Sr. in 1964. undertook various businesses related to the automotive industry and technology.
He is founder and leader of G25 along with Esteban Bullrich, of the Republican Proposal (PRO) created in 2008 and is a member of the board of directors of Fundación Pensar belonging to PRO.
In 2009 he was named head of Transport and Transit by Mayor Mauricio Macri, where he developed the Metrobús system of lanes for collectives suspected and investigated for surcharges.
At the end of November 2015, Mauricio Macri, as President-elect of Argentina, appointed him to head the Ministry of the Interior and Transport.
He is married to Javiera Álvarez Echagüe and is the father of two children.