Claudio Omar Moroni (born 27 May 1959) is an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the country's Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security from 10 December 2019 to 13 October 2022, in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández.

Claudio Moroni
Minister of Labour
In office
10 December 2019 – 13 October 2022
PresidentAlberto Fernández
Preceded byDante Sica (as Minister of Production and Labour)
Succeeded byKelly Olmos
Federal Administrator of Public Income
In office
6 May 2008 – 30 December 2008
PresidentCristina Fernández de Kirchner
Preceded byCarlos Rafael Fernández
Succeeded byRicardo Echegaray
Executive Director of the National Social Security Administration
In office
10 December 2007 – 6 May 2008
PresidentCristina Fernández de Kirchner
Preceded bySergio Massa
Succeeded byAmado Boudou
General Comptroller of the Nation
In office
8 October 2004 – 10 December 2007
PresidentNéstor Kirchner
Preceded byMiguel Ángel Pesce
Succeeded byJulio Vitobello
Superintendent of Insurance
In office
5 February 2002 – 5 October 2004
PresidentEduardo Duhalde
Néstor Kirchner
Preceded byRubén Domingo Poncio
Succeeded byMiguel Baelo
In office
9 December 1995 – 6 February 1998
PresidentCarlos Menem
Preceded byAlberto Fernández
Succeeded byDaniel Di Nucci
Personal details
Born (1959-05-27) 27 May 1959 (age 65)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
Other political
affiliations
Front for Victory (2003–2017)
Frente de Todos (2019–2023)
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires

A career public official, Moroni has held a number of positions in the Argentine national administration. He was first appointed Superintendent of Insurance by President Carlos Menem in 1995, succeeding Alberto Fernández. Since then, he has served as the General Comptroller of the Nation from 2004 to 2007, as the Executive Director of ANSES from 2007 to 2008, and as the head of AFIP for a brief period in 2008, all under the successive presidencies of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Early life and education

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Moroni was born in 1959 in Buenos Aires.[1] He studied law at the University of Buenos Aires, where he met Alberto Fernández; the two would later become close associates.[2][3]

Political career

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In 1995, he was appointed by the administration of President Carlos Saúl Menem to the Superintendency of Insurance, succeeding Alberto Fernández.[4] A Justicialist Party member, Moroni left the position in 1998 and would not return to public office until after the presidency of Radical Fernando de la Rúa. He returned to the position upon being appointed by Eduardo Duhalde in 2002.[5] In 2004, President Néstor Kirchner appointed Moroni to the General Comptrolling Bureau (SIGEN), succeeding Miguel Ángel Pesce; he would remain in charge of the SIGEN until 2007.

Upon the renovation of authorities following the ascension of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Moroni left the SIGEN and was appointed Executive Director of the National Social Security Administration (ANSES), where he remained until 2008; from then he was appointed Federal Administrator of Public Income, but was removed from that position merely six months afterwards.[2]

In addition to his work in the public sector, Moroni also served as a director of the executive board of Banco Provincia Group and as an insurance advisor in the Inter-American Development Bank.[6]

Ministry of Labour

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On 10 December 2019, following speculation that he might be appointed to the newly restored Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Moroni was appointed to the cabinet by newly elected President Alberto Fernández, succeeding Dante Sica.[2]

He resigned on 13 October 2022 for health reasons, and was succeeded by Raquel Olmos.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Claudio Moroni". lanoticia1.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Quién es Claudio Moroni, el nuevo ministro de Trabajo". Página/12 (in Spanish). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Los perfiles de los ministros que integrarán el Gabinete Nacional". El Argentino (in Spanish). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Por primera vez, un ex Superintendente de Seguros es precandidato presidencial". 100seguro.com.ar (in Spanish). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "¿Quién es Claudio Moroni, el flamante ministro de trabajo que deberá articular el pacto social?". InfoGremiales (in Spanish). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ "¿Quién es Claudio Moroni?". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Quién es Kelly Olmos, la ministra que reemplazará a Moroni a la que le falta currículum laboral". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by Superintendent of Insurance
1995–1998
Succeeded by
Daniel Di Nucci
Preceded by
Rubén Domingo Poncio
Superintendent of Insurance
2002–2004
Succeeded by
Miguel Baelo
Preceded by General Comptroller of the Nation
2004–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Executive Director of ANSES
2007–2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Federal Administrator of Public Income
2008–2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Labour
2019–2022
Succeeded by