Daniel Fernando Arroyo (born 6 October 1966) is an Argentine political scientist, professor and politician. He was the country's Minister of Social Development, in the cabinet of President

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, from 2019 to 2021. Since 2021, he has been a National Deputy elected in

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, a position he previously held from 2017 to 2019. A member of the

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affiliated with the

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, Arroyo served as Minister of Social Development of Buenos Aires Province in the cabinet of Governor

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. In addition, he has taught courses at a number of Argentine universities, including the

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, the

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, and the

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Early life and education

Daniel Fernando Arroyo was born on 6 October 1966 in

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. He studied

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at the

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Faculty of Social Sciences, where he received his ''

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'' in 1990; he then went on to receive a post-graduate degree on control and administration of public policy from the

(FLACSO) in 1995. He has taught graduate and post-graduate level courses at FLACSO, at the

, at the

and at the National University of Moreno, and was a visiting faculty at the

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in Italy and the

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in Spain.

Political career

In 2004 he was appointed as Secretary of Social Policy and Human Development and Deputy Minister of Social Development by President

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, serving under the administration of

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until 2007. From then he went on to serve as Minister of Social Development in the

provincial cabinet of Governor

, who reportedly sought him for his technical expertise in the field. As provincial minister he sought to implement the "Plan Más Vida", wherein the government distributed welfare cards to be used in food and other essential goods. He left the position in 2009, and was replaced by

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mayor Baldomero Álvarez de Olivera. From 2009 to 2017 he held a number of directive posts in the

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, including the directorship from 2016 to 2017. He was also president of the corruption watchdog NGO Poder Ciudadano until 2013, when he stepped down to run for a seat in the

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in the

list. In

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he ran for the position of Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province in the Renewal Front ticket, alongside

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. In

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he ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies once again, this time in the 1País list (of which the Renewal Front was part) and was elected; he was sworn in as National Deputy on 10 December 2017.

Minister of Social Development

On 6 December 2019, President-elect

announced his intention of appointing Arroyo as Minister of Social Development of Argentina, succeeding Carolina Stanley; Arroyo had positioned himself as a staunch opponent of Stanley and the previous administration's welfare and social policies. He assumed office alongside the rest of Fernández's cabinet on 10 December 2019. Ahead of the 2021 primary elections, Arroyo was confirmed the 12th candidate in the

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list to the

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. On 9 August 2021, Cabinet Chief

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confirmed Juan Zabaleta would replace Arroyo as Minister of Social Development. Arroyo's was one of two ministerial replacements ahead of the 2021 election, alongside

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, who was replaced by

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as Minister of Defense.

Personal life

Arroyo is married to Alejandra Folco and has two children, Lucía and Martín. On 25 September 2020 he confirmed he had tested positive for

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, becoming the first minister of the national cabinet to get infected.

Electoral history

References

External links

Official website of the Ministry of Social Development
(in Spanish) , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Arroyo, Daniel 1966 births Living people Argentine political scientists Government ministers of Argentina People from Morón Partido Renewal Front politicians University of Buenos Aires alumni Academic staff of Torcuato di Tella University Academic staff of the National University of Cuyo Academic staff of the University of Bologna Academic staff of the University of Salamanca Ministers of social welfare of Argentina Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires Province Argentine deputies 2023–2025 Argentine deputies 2021–2023 Argentine deputies 2017–2019