Javier Milei

Excelentísimo Señor Javier Milei
Milei in 2024
President of Argentina
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 December 2023
Vice President	Victoria Villarruel
Preceded by	Alberto Fernández
National Deputy
In office 10 December 2021 – 29 November 2023
Constituency	City of Buenos Aires
Personal details
Born	Javier Gerardo Milei (1970-10-22) 22 October 1970 (age 53) Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Libertarian (since 2019)
Other political affiliations	La Libertad Avanza (since 2021) Avanza Libertad (2020–2021)
Domestic partner	Fátima Flórez (2023–2024)
Relatives	Karina Milei (sister)
Residence	Quinta presidencial de Olivos
Education	University of Belgrano Instituto de Desarrollo Económico y Social [es] Torcuato di Tella University
Occupation	Politician economist author
School or tradition	Austrian School
Signature
Website	javiermilei.com

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Javier Gerardo Milei^{[note 1]} (born 22 October 1970) is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as the President of Argentina since December 2023. Milei has taught university courses and written on various aspects of economics and politics, and also hosted radio programs on the subject. Milei's views distinguish him in the Argentine political landscape and have garnered significant public attention and polarizing reactions.

In November 2021, Milei was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, representing the City of Buenos Aires for La Libertad Avanza. As a national deputy, he limited his legislative activities to voting, focusing instead on critiquing what he sees as Argentina's political elite and its propensity for high government spending. Milei pledged not to raise taxes and donated his national deputy salary through a monthly raffle. He defeated economy minister Sergio Massa in the second round of the 2023 Argentine presidential election on a platform that held the ideological dominance of Peronism responsible for the still ongoing 2018 Argentine monetary crisis.

Milei is known for his flamboyant personality, distinctive personal style, and strong media presence. He has been described politically as a right-wing populist and right-wing libertarian, and supports laissez-faire economics, aligning specifically with minarchist and anarcho-capitalist principles. Milei has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the country's fiscal and structural policies. He supports freedom of choice on drug policy, firearms, sex work and same-sex marriage, while opposing abortion and euthanasia. In foreign policy, he advocates closer relations with the United States and Israel, supporting Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion of the country, and distancing Argentina from geopolitical ties with China.
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