News of cabinet

Maduro's fall tests Venezuela's ruling 'club'

06-01-2026 09:34 What happens to Venezuela's so-called "club of five" of powerful leftist figures, now that two of its most important members have been captured and sent to the United States to face trial?

Bullrich resigns as security minister to take up Senate seat

01-12-2025 10:23 Senator-elect Patricia Bullrich submits resignation; Departing national security minister, who went from President Milei’s rival to one of his favoured officials, will retain influence through replacement Alejandra Monteoliva.

Karina and Patricia the clear winners in Milei’s new Cabinet structure

13-11-2025 16:07 Changes published in Decree 793/25 enhance the influence of the President’s sister; Santilli takes over a reduced "mini-ministry."

by Pablo Varela

From pundit to centre of power: Manuel Adorni’s rapid rise

04-11-2025 10:37 A look at the political career of Argentina’s new Cabinet chief, a former journalist, economic talking head and one-time official in ex-president Mauricio Macri's government who has swiftly risen to the very heart of government.

Milei appoints Santilli interior minister as reshuffle continues

02-11-2025 22:59 Row over “testimonial candidates” erupts as President Javier Milei names newly elected Buenos Aires Province lawmaker Diego Santilli as his new interior minister just a week after he was elected to Congress; Milei calls Cabinet meeting for Monday morning.

Milei moves to ‘purify’ Cabinet, leaving PRO outside looking in

01-11-2025 12:08 Guillermo Francos departs with Manuel Adorni replacing him; Santiago Caputo set for key role; President Milei set to centralise and consolidate power in bid to forge a ‘pure’ libertarian Cabinet.

Milei names finance secretary Pablo Quirno as Argentina’s new foreign minister

23-10-2025 14:49 President Milei’s reshuffle gets underway early; Finance secretary and former JP Morgan executive Pablo Quirno, a close ally of Economy Minister Luis Caputo, named Argentina’s top diplomat following resignation of Gerardo Werthein.

Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona to quit Milei’s Cabinet after election

23-10-2025 11:04 Official will leave his post after Sunday’s elections, according to government sources; Pending departure will follow Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein’s decision to step down ahead of wider reshuffle.

Milei's team draws up plans for post-election Cabinet reshuffle

16-10-2025 00:39 President Javier Milei will reshuffle his Cabinet after the October 26 national elections, with a number of key figures set to take on legislative posts. Potential PRO additions and the balance of power are under review.

Peru's new president names ex-general to oversee 'war' on gangs

15-10-2025 11:31 President José Jerí assumed the Presidency last week after Congress voted to impeach unpopular leader Dina Boluarte amid a surge in gang-related violence.

Cabinet wealth rankings: Werthein, Cúneo Libarona, Caputo on podium

07-08-2025 14:23 Government ministers Gerardo Werthein, Mariano Cúneo Libarona and Luis Caputo head the wealth and asset rankings of President Javier Milei’s Cabinet.

by Giselle Leclercq

Colombia in crisis after president calls for cabinet resignation

10-02-2025 13:13 Environment Minister Susana Muhamad is one of several Colombian officials to resign following an unusual and scandalous meeting between President Gustavo Petro and his cabinet.

Official fortunes: New minister’s statement shakes up Milei Cabinet rich list

03-09-2024 12:14 Argentina’s new Deregulation & State Transformation Minister Federico Sturzenegger’s sworn affidavit places him as the fourth-richest member of Javier Milei’s Cabinet. President now ranks seventh on a list topped by Foreign Minister Diana Mondino.

Sturzenegger appointed ‘deregulation and state transformation’ minister

05-07-2024 15:51 Months after his appointment was first trailed, Federico Sturzenegger finally joins Milei administration as Deregulation & State Transformation minister; Ex-governor of Central Bank, who was sworn into office on Friday, has had a key role behind the scenes up until now, drafting bills and decrees.

Francos switch is a move to decentralise Cabinet chief decision-making

29-05-2024 13:39 Additional changes coming for state agencies, secretariats and state-run companies, government sources confirm; Cabinet chief portfolio concentrates “too much” and powers will be delegated to other portfolios.

Guillermo Francos: Political negotiator respected by opposition

28-05-2024 21:27 President Milei’s new Cabinet chief is a lawyer who co-founded the party Acción por la República. He will push for “dialogue” after replacing Nicolás Posse.

Nicolás Posse one step closer to exit amid tension with Karina Milei

24-05-2024 17:58 The Cabinet chief’s absence at President Javier Milei show at the Luna Park has fed further into the rumours that he is to be ousted. The names that could succeed him.

Milei warns Cabinet’s future hinges on Congress vote

24-05-2024 09:23 Reacting to rumours of Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse's outsting, President Javier Milei warned Thursday that his entire Cabinet will be under review depending on the result of his pro-business reform bill grinding its way through Congress.