Patricia Bullrich
Patricia Bullrich | |
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Minister of Security | |
Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
President | Javier Milei |
Preceded by | Aníbal Fernández |
In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 | |
President | Mauricio Macri |
Preceded by | María Cecilia Rodríguez |
Succeeded by | Sabina Frederic |
National Deputy | |
In office 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2015 | |
Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
In office 10 December 1993 – 10 December 1997 | |
Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
Minister of Social Security | |
In office 31 October 2001 – 13 November 2001 | |
President | Fernando de la Rúa |
Preceded by |
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Succeeded by | José Gabriel Dumón |
Minister of Labour, Employment and Human Resources | |
In office 6 October 2000 – 29 October 2001 | |
President | Fernando de la Rúa |
Preceded by | Alberto Flamarique |
Succeeded by | José Gabriel Dumón |
Secretary of Criminal Policy and Penitentiary Affairs | |
In office 15 December 1999 – 5 October 2000 | |
President | Fernando de la Rúa |
Preceded by | Julio Enrique Aparicio |
Succeeded by | Mariano Ciafardini |
Personal details | |
Born | Alliance for Work, Justice and Education (1999–2001) (since 2015)Civic Coalition (2007–2011) PRO Union (2013–2015) Juntos por el Cambio | 11 June 1956
Spouses | Marcelo Langieri
(m. 1975; div. 1982)Guillermo Yanco (m. 1997) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Palermo |
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Patricia Bullrich (Latin American Spanish: [paˈtɾisja ˈβulritʃ] ; born 11 June 1956) is an Argentine professor and politician who was appointed Minister of Security in 2023 under president Javier Milei, having previously held the office under president Mauricio Macri from 2015 to 2019. She is the chairwoman of Republican Proposal.[1]
Born in Buenos Aires, Bullrich graduated from the
Bullrich represented the hardest and most right-wing sector of the Together for Change coalition and the Republican Proposal party during both the 2023 Argentine primary and general elections as presidential candidate. Following her defeat in the first round of the general election, she decided to personally support Javier Milei on the second round. Later on, she was chosen to serve as Minister of Security by Milei after being elected President.
Early life
Bullrich was born on 11 June 1956 in
She became politically engaged from an early age, abandoning a potential career in
She is the cousin of
Peronist Youth years
Patricia's grandmother, daughter of Honorio Pueyrredon, took her to meet
She was also present at the
Perón died in 1974 and the
Patricia Bullrich went into exile in 1977 with her partner Marcelo Langieri, first settling in Brazil, and later in Mexico, Spain and France.[4] She was still a member of Montoneros living abroad, until Galimberti cut ties with the organization in 1979.[9] She returned briefly to Argentina on that year, to give birth to her son Francisco.[4]
Political career
Bullrich returned to the country after the 1982
Patricia Bullrich left the Justicialist Party in 1996 and started New Leadership alongside Gustavo Béliz. She had conflicts with him because she thought that he managed the party unilaterally, without making her part of the decisions.[14] She left the party and, after briefly considering to join the Frepaso, she started another party. Initially named Cambio 97, it was soon renamed "Unión por Todos" (UPT) as the Cambio 97 name had already been registered. The new party did not get enough votes to allow her to be reelected as deputy in the 1997 Argentine legislative election. Since then she worked for the Buenos Aires Province on security matters, developing a community policing project in Hurlingham. She resigned in 1998, because of conflicts with León Arslanián, minister of justice of the province.[15]
In 1999, the UPT became part of the
De la Rúa resigned, and eventually the governor of Buenos Aires Eduardo Duhalde was appointed president by the Congress. Bullrich relaunched the UPT in 2002, aiming for the 2003 presidential elections. The party platform announced reforms on labor and education.[17] The UPT did not take part in the elections, supporting instead Ricardo López Murphy of the Recreate for Growth party,[18] who ended in the third place. Both parties united in the alliance "Unión para Recrear Buenos Aires", proposing Bullrich for mayor of Buenos Aires. She ended in the fourth place, with 9.76% of the vote.[19]
The UPT joined forces with the
Minister of Security (2015)
Mauricio Macri was elected president in 2015. and Patricia Bullrich was appointed minister of security.[22] Within the first days three criminals convicted by the triple crime escaped from a high-security prison, leading to a nation-wide operation to recapture them. Bullrich announced on January 9 that the three criminals had been captured, but only one had been captured. She tended her resignation to Macri because of the mistake, but Macri rejected it. The other two criminals were captured a few days later.[23]
The
A tourist was stabbed ten times by a pair of thiefs, who then ran away. The policeman Luis Chocobar shot down one of those thiefs, claiming that he made a movement that suggested he was about to fire a gun. A video released by Telefe Noticias showed instead that the criminal was giving his back to him. Bullrich, however, pointed that the video was edited and did not show the exact moment of the gunshot.[24] Bullrich and Macri supported the actions of Chocobar, on the grounds that it would be a right of self-defense,[24] while human rights organizations considered it a case of police brutality.[8] Chocobar was sentenced for homicide four years later.[8]
Candidate for president
The 2021 Argentine legislative election was a clear victory for Juntos por el Cambio (JXC), with the libertarian party La Libertad Avanza led by Javier Milei surfacing as a third party. Bullrich and Milei had a positive relation and at one point considered to join forces for the 2023 Argentine general election.[25] Milei finally decided to run with his own party.[26] The candidates of the JXC primary elections were Bullrich and Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, chief of government of Buenos Aires. They represented the "hawks" and "doves" of the party. The primary elections ended with a decisive victory of Bullrich over Larreta.[27]
In the 2023 Argentine general election, she ran for president as the head of the liberal Juntos por el Cambio alliance and came third in the first round, losing to Sergio Massa and Javier Milei. On 25 October 2023, Bullrich officially endorsed Javier Milei for the runoff election.[28]
Minister of Security (2023)
In December 2023, Patricia Bullrich returned to government as security minister in president Javier Milei's Cabinet.[29]
Political positions
First, Patricia Bullrich was a member of Peronist guerrillas in her youth, and became critical of them as an adult. She described the ideas held by those organizations as an improvised blend of
In her book "Yo Propongo", written during the presidency of Cristina Kirchner, Bullrich talks about populism and authoritarianism. She considers that democracy in Argentina has been weakened by a dominant-party system coupled with the dismantling of the lead party, which led to a system where only the president has authority, the party is an extension of the president's will, and government and state lost any meaningful difference. She considers that political polarization grew beyond only politics and engulfed other areas as well, such as academics and unions. She also pointed out that the Kirchners may want to organize a set of controlled media to advance a "narrative" that is positive towards their policies and hostile against the opposition. She also considers that this style of government was used by the Kirchners to advance policies that are long outdated in the rest of the world, and to conceal its negative results.[30] In contrast, she proposes to dismantle in politics the dominant-party system, and in economics to advance a sustainable capitalist model.[31]
In relation to the severity of law enforcement, she supports a hardline policy against crime, rejecting the policies of Kirchnerism that grant too many rights to criminals and place rigid controls and obstacles on police work. Although those policies are largely a reaction against the policies of the military dictatorship, Bullrich says that "Argentina must leave the past and look to the future".[12] In particular, she had conflicting views with Sabina Frederic, minister of security of Alberto Fernández, over the use of taser guns, as Frederic restricted the police of the Argentine Federal Police from using either those or regular guns.[32] When she was appointed minister of security by Javier Milei, she said "True change is possible if the law is applied in every corner of the country, equally for everyone and without privileges. Argentina needs order. We will be relentless against crime and we will wage a relentless fight against drug trafficking. It's simple: whoever does something, pays for it".[8]
Patricia Bullrich supported abortion during the debate in 2018 for a bill that would make it legal. She said that it did not make sense that only the woman could go to jail for it.[33] However, she also supported a clause for conscientious objection to abortion from medics that may refuse to do it, and to set a minium age higher than in the proposed bill.[34] The bill was not approved, and was proposed again in 2020. That time, Bullrich refused to comment her personal opinion on abortion, and considered instead that the country had more pressing economic and societal priorities.[35] For similar reasons, she did not agree with the proposal of Javier Milei to celebrate a referendum to abolish the bill approved in 2020: she said that it would halt the whole country for a couple of months, and that the priority was to solve the economic crisis.[36]
Electoral history
Executive
Election | Office | List | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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Total | % | P. | ||||||
2003 | Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
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Union to Recreate Buenos Aires | 171,765 | 9.76 | 4th | Not elected | [37] | |
2023 | President of Argentina | Juntos por el Cambio | 6,379,023 | 23.81 | 3rd | Not elected | [38] |
Legislative
Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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Total | % | P. | ||||||||
1993 | National Deputy | Justicialist Party | 3 | CABA | 628,506 | 32.59% | 1st[a] | Elected | [39] | |
2007 | Civic Coalition | 1 | CABA | 279,775 | 15.29% | 1st[a] | Elected | [40] | ||
2011 | Civic Coalition | 1 | CABA | 124,245 | 6.61% | 5th[a] | Elected | [41] |
Written books
- Memorias de la acción. Conversaciones con Albino Gómez
- El desafío argentino. Razones éticas y prácticas para el cambio.
- Yo propongo.
- Desarticulación y hegemonía.
- Guerra sin cuartel: Terminar con la inseguridad en la Argentina.
- De un día para otro: medidas para cambiar de verdad en las primeras 24 horas de gobierno.
Notes
- ^ a b c Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.
References
- ^ "Patricia Bullrich es formalmente la presidenta del Pro". Cba24n (in Spanish). 6 February 2020.
- ^ Rouillon, Jorge (2 October 2000). "Los Pueyrredon preparan un encuentro de 18.000 parientes". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Oriana Luna (30 August 2023). "Cuál es el vínculo que une a Patricia Bullrich con Esteban Bullrich" [Which is the link between Patricia Bullrich and Esteban Bullrich] (in Spanish). Caras. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Pebeta de tres apellidos". Clarín (in Spanish). 20 August 2000. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Los rugidos de Patricia Bullrich". Clarín (in Spanish). 24 July 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ ISBN 987-20654-0-3.
- ^ a b Gilles Salomone (4 August 2023). "Así es la vida familiar y carrera de Patricia Bullrich: antepasados, militancia y más" [This is the family life and career of Patricia Bullrich: ancestors, activism and more] (in Spanish). CNN. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Betiana Fernández Martino (1 December 2023). "¿Quién es Patricia Bullrich, la elegida por Milei para ser ministra de Seguridad de Argentina?" [Who is Patricia Bullrich, chosen by Milei to be minister of security?] (in Spanish). CNN. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Duzdevich, Aldo A. (13 September 2020). "Patricia, la montonera". Perfil (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Amato, Alberto (13 February 2002). "Murió Rodolfo Galimberti, un símbolo de los violentos años 70" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 November 2004.
- ^ "Patricia Bullrich contó cuál fue su relación con Montoneros". La Nación (in Spanish). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Patricia Bullrich hizo autocrítica por su militancia en la JP y afirmó: "Los Montoneros mataron al Padre Mugica"". Infobae (in Spanish). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Patricia Bullrich, ministra de Seguridad" [Patricia Bullrich, minister of security] (in Spanish). La Nación. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Bullrich: "Me dolió que Beliz no me consultara"" [Bullrich: "It hurts that Beliz did not ask me"] (in Spanish). La Nación. 19 November 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Bullrich se fue con la Alianza" [Bullrich left with the Alliance] (in Spanish). Clarín. 10 February 1999. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "El ajuste afecta a 533.401 jubilados" [The cut involves 533,401 retirees] (in Spanish). La Nación. 24 July 2001. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Bullrich llamó a "crecer con ideas"" [Bullrich called to "grow with ideas"] (in Spanish). La Nación. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Recrear y Bullrich, con más acuerdos" [Recreate and Bullrich, with more deals] (in Spanish). La Nación. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Elecciones 2003 - RESULTADOS FINALES DE LOS COMICIOS DEL 24 DE AGOSTO DE 2003" [Elections 2003 - Final results of the elections of August 24, 2003] (in Spanish). Tribunal Superior de Justicia. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Carrió prensentó su Coalición Cívica de cara a elecciones" [Carrió introduced her Civic Coalition ahead of the elections] (in Spanish). Infobae. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Jaime Rosemberg (25 November 2007). "ARI respaldó a Carrió y desautorizó a los ocho rebeldes" [ARI supported Carrió and rejected the eight rebels] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Mariana Veron (11 December 2015). "Entre bromas y guiños cómplices, juraron 27 funcionarios nacionales" [Amid jokes and winks, 27 national officers were sworn in] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Patricia Bullrich: "Está claro que los condenados del triple crimen escaparon con todas las facilidades"" [Bullrich: "it's clear that the convicts of the triple crime escaped with all the inside help"] (in Spanish). Infobae. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Opositor argentino denuncia a Macri por defender a policía que mató a delincuente" [Argentine opposition denounces Macri for defending the cop that shot down a thief] (in Spanish). CNN. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Milei, dispuesto a ir a una primaria con Bullrich en las próximas elecciones" [Milei, ready to go to primary elections with Bullrich in the next elections] (in Spanish). CNN. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Patricia Bullrich, sobre las PASO: "Creo que Milei ha tomado su decisión, que es su fuerza política, y espero que nos apoye"" [Patricia Bullrich, about the PASO: "I think that Milei has taken a desicion, which is his political force, and I hope he sides with us"] (in Spanish). CNN. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Matias Moreno (14 August 2023). "Las claves del triunfo de Patricia Bullrich sobre Horacio Rodríguez Larreta en la interna de Juntos por el Cambio" [The keys of the victory of Patricia Bullrich over Horacio Rodríguez Larreta in the primaries of Juntos por el Cambio] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Politi, Daniel (25 October 2023). "Argentina's third-place presidential candidate Bullrich endorses right-wing populist Milei in runoff". ABC News. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Bullrich returns to government as security minister in Milei's Cabinet | Buenos Aires Times". www.batimes.com.ar. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Bullrich, Patricia (2013). Yo propongo [I propose] (in Spanish). pp. 12–13.
- ^ Bullrich, Patricia (2013). Yo propongo [I propose] (in Spanish). p. 16.
- ^ "Patricia Bullrich cruzó a Sabina Frederic por sus dichos sobre la Policía de la Ciudad: "Su comentario genera odio y no soluciones"" [Patricia Bullrich confronted Sabina Frederic over her sayings about the city police: "her comment generates hate and not solutions"] (in Spanish). Infobae. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Patricia Bullrich: Estoy totalmente a favor de la despenalización del aborto en Argentina" [Patricia Bullrich: I'm fully in support of depenalizing abortion in Argentina] (in Spanish). CNN. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Patricia Bullrich se pronunció a favor de la legalización del aborto" [Patricia Bullrich supports the legalization of abortion] (in Spanish). La Capital. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Patricia Bullrich y el debate sobre el aborto: "No voy a dar mi opinión personal"" [Patricia Bullrich, over the abortion: "I'll not share my personal opinion"] (in Spanish). CNN. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Bullrich se diferenció de Milei: "La ley del aborto se ha votado y está vigente"" [Bullrich set herself apart from Milei: "The abortion law has been voted and it's in force"] (in Spanish). Cadena 3. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Elecciones 2003". tsjbaires.gov.ar (in Spanish). Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Elecciones 2023". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Cámara Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Elecciones 1993". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Elecciones 2007". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Elecciones 2011". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.