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Javier Milei
Milei in 2021
National Deputy
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 December 2021
ConstituencyCity of Buenos Aires
Personal details
Born
Javier Gerardo Milei

(1970-10-22) 22 October 1970 (age 54)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyLibertarian Party (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations		Avanza Libertad (2020–2021)
La Libertad Avanza (since 2021)
Alma mater
FieldGrowth economics
School or traditionAustrian School
Signature

Javier Gerardo Milei (born 22 October 1970) is an Argentine politician, businessman and economist currently serving as a federal deputy of Buenos Aires and leader of the political coalition La Libertad Avanza.

Milei became widely known for his regular television appearances where he has been critical of the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Mauricio Macri and Alberto Fernández administrations. Milei is supportive of the Austrian School of economic thought and considers himself to be a "short-term minarchist", although "philosophically an anarcho-capitalist". Since 2021, Milei has been a National Deputy in Buenos Aires for La Libertad Avanza coalition. He has pledged not to vote for any tax raises or new taxes.[1]

Milei is currently running for president in the 2023 general election,[2] with Victoria Villarruel as his running mate.[3]

Early life and youth

Milei was born in 1970 to a bus driver, in a family of Hungarian descent.[4][citation needed] Milei attended Cardenal Copello high school and he stated that he decided to pursue a career in economics at the age of 12 after José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz's economic administration led the country to hyperinflation. In late adolescence and early adulthood he was a goalkeeper for Chacarita Juniors until 1989.[5] He also sang in the band Everest, which played mostly Rolling Stones covers.[4]

Career

Milei obtained an economics degree at the private Belgrano University (Licentiate) and received two master's degrees from the Instituto de Desarrollo Económico y Social (IDES) and the private Torcuato di Tella University. He became a chief economist at Máxima AFJP (a private pension company), a head economist at Estudio Broda (a financial advising company) and a government consultant at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. He was also formerly a senior economist at HSBC.[6]

Since 2012, he leads the division of Economic Studies, Fundación Acordar, a think tank of national scope.[6] He is also a member of the B20, the Economic Policy Group of International Chamber of Commerce (an advisor to the G20), and the World Economic Forum. He is a specialist in economic growth and has been professor of several economic subjects in Argentine universities and abroad. He has authored nine books.[7] Currently, he works for Argentine tycoon Eduardo Eurnekián.

For more than 21 years Milei has been a professor of macroeconomics, economics of growth, microeconomics and mathematics for economists. Since 2016 he has been trying to merge Austrian economics concepts with Monetarism concepts, as he understands Ben Bernanke was the greatest central banker ever.[8] Besides his academic career, Milei is the host of his own radio show named Demoliendo mitos (Demolishing myths), with frequent participations of the Alberdian economist and businessman Gustavo Lazzari and other personalities such as the Alberdian lawyer Pablo Torres Barthe and the libertarian political scientist María Zaldívar.[9][10]

Political career

Political commentators have classified his ideological views as a mix of conservative and libertarian.[11][12][13] Milei is a follower of the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and the former United States president Donald Trump.[14] He is also close to the Spanish conservative party Vox[15] and the former conservative Chilean presidential candidate José Antonio Kast.[16] Milei signed the Madrid Charter, a document drafted by Vox that describes left-wing groups as enemies of Ibero-America, involved in a "criminal project" that are "under the umbrella of the Cuban regime".[17][18] He signed the document along with other politicians such as Rafael López Aliaga of Peru, José Antonio Kast of Chile and Eduardo Bolsonaro of Brazil, the son of President Jair Bolsonaro.[17]

Milei opposes abortion even in rape cases. When asked by a journalist about an abortion case after the rape of a 10-year-old girl, Milei declared that an abortion in such circumstances is still murder.[19]

Milei is a believer in the far-right conspiracy theory of cultural marxism. On global warming, Milei denies its existence, saying that it is an invention of cultural marxism. Milei also relates cultural marxism with the Ministry of Women and says that if he is elected president he will close that ministry. He has also mentioned cultural marxism to refer against the LGBT movement.[20][21][22]

Milei claims to be anarcho-capitalist. He often referred to Carlos Menem, President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999, and his Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo.[23]

Milei created the coalition La Libertad Avanza (Freedom Moves Forward) and surprised in the September 2021 primary elections, coming third in the city of Buenos Aires with 13.66% of the vote. Campaigning under the slogan "I didn't come here to lead lambs but to awaken lions", he denounced the "political caste", which he claimed to be made up of "useless, parasitic politicians who have never worked."[24]

Personal life

Milei has been nicknamed "el Peluca" (the Wig) because of his eccentric hairstyle.[25] He has repeatedly said he does not comb his hair, and for this reason his hairstyle has received significant media attention.[26] Regarding his romantic life he has suggested in a La Nación interview that he is a champion of free love, and in a local television program stated that he took part in several threesomes and that he is a Tantra instructor, in his words being "capable of remaining three months without ejaculating."[27][28] Nevertheless he claims to profess the Catholic faith.[29] With regards to abortion, he has publicly expressed a strong pro-life position.[30][31]

He owns five english mastiffs, the progenitor being Conan, whom he regards as his "son", and four of Conan's pups called Milton (for Milton Friedman), Murray (for Murray Rothbard), Robert and Lucas (both for Robert Lucas).[32] Milei declared that he used to be extremely distant with his parents and even considered them "dead" for him.[33] However during his political campaign he reconciled with both his father and mother.[34]

Electoral history

Legislative

Electoral history of Javier Milei
Election Office List # District Votes Result Ref.
Total % P.
2021 National Deputy La Libertad Avanza 1 City of Buenos Aires 313,808 17.04% 3rd[a] Elected [35]
  1. ^ Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.

Radio

Year Program Radio
2017–present Demoliendo Mitos (demolishing myths) Conexión Abierta

Books

  • Lecturas de Economía en tiempos de Kirchnerismo (in English: Economic Readings in times of Kirchnerism, 2014), ISBN 9789873773006
  • Política Económica Contrarreloj (in English: Economic Politics Against the Clock, 2014), ISBN 9789874513328
  • El retorno al sendero de la Decadencia Argentina (in English: The return to the road of Argentinian Decadence, 2015), ISBN 9789873677182
  • Maquinita, Infleta y Devaluta (in English: Money Printer, Inflation and Devaluation, 2016), with Diego Giacomini. ISBN 9789873677441
  • Otra vez sopa: maquinita, infleta y devaluta: ensayos de economía monetaria para el caso argentino (in English: Soup again: money printer, inflation and devaluation: monetary economy essays for the Argentine case, 2017), with Diego Giacomini. ISBN 9789876278140
  • Desenmascarando la mentira Keynesiana. Keynes, Friedman y el triunfo de la Escuela Austriaca. (in English: Unmasking the Keynesian lie. Keynes, Friedman and the triumph of the Austrian School. 2018), ISBN 9788472097278
  • Libertad, libertad, libertad. (in English: Liberty, Liberty, Liberty, 2019), with Diego Giacomini. ISBN 9789505567393
  • Pandenomics. La economía que viene en tiempos de megarrecesión, inflación y crisis global. (in English: Pandenomics: The coming economy in times of mega recession, inflation and global crisis, 2020) ISBN 9789505567799
  • El camino del libertario. (in English: The path of the libertarian, 2022) ISBN 9789504974567

Selected academic articles

  • (2004) 'Real Exchange Rate Targeting. ¿Trilema Monetario o Control de Capitales? La Política Fiscal', Revista de Economía y Estadística, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 0(2), pp. 63–87, January.
  • (2014) 'De los picapiedras a los supersónicos: Maravillas del progreso tecnológico con convergencia', Revista Actualidad Económica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 0(83), pp. 5–18.
  • (2017) 'Ensayos Monetarios para Economías Abiertas: El Caso Argentino' (with Diego Giacomini), Revista Actualidad Económica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 0(91), pp. 5–24.

References

  1. ^ "Javier Milei: "Antes de subir los impuestos me corto un brazo"". IP Noticias (in Spanish). 21 July 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Paladini, Eduardo (11 April 2022). "Javier Milei decidió que será candidato a presidente: qué tiene, cuánto mide y a quiénes quiere sumar". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Javier Milei confirmó que Victoria Villarruel será su compañera de fórmula: "Trabajamos muy bien"" (in Spanish). Infobae. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b Milei: "La Argentina cree que Macri es liberal", El Cronista, Retrieved 15 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Curiosidades: un gran economista fue arquero de Chaca en la década del 80: Javier Milei" Archived 7 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Aqui Chacarita, Retrieved 18 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ a b Javier Gerardo Milei, World Economic Forum, Retrieved 17 February 2018
  7. ^ Perfil de Javier Milei, El Cronista, Retrieved 15 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "El retiro de Bernanke y el futuro de los emergentes". Javier Milei (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  9. ^ Demoliendo mitos, Radio Conexión Abierta, Retrieved 17 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ "Demoliendo mitos", de J.Milei con G.Lazzari, D.Giacomini, y N.Márquez – 09/02/18, YouTube, Retrieved 17 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ "¿Quién le teme a Javier Milei?". Forbes. 8 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Congressman Milei, the lesser evil for Argentina's elections next year". MercoPress. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  13. ^ Facundo Chavez (4 March 2022). "Javier Milei presentó "El camino del libertario" y aseguró: "Es el libro de un candidato a presidente"" [Javier Milei presented "El Camino del libertario" and stated: "It is the book of a presidential candidate"] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  14. ^ "La entrevista de Javier Milei a la prensa de Brasil: "Mi alineamiento con Bolsonaro y Trump es casi natural"". Infobae (in Spanish). 29 September 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Javier Milei refuerza su perfil internacional: fue la estrella invitada en un encuentro de la ultraderecha española". Clarin (in Spanish). 11 October 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Elecciones en Chile: Javier Milei felicitó a José Antonio Kast por "alejar al socialismo empobrecedor"". Perfil (in Spanish). 22 November 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ a b "Spooked by Venezuela". The Economist. Vol. 9270, no. 441. London: The Economist Intelligence Unit. 6 November 2021. p. 49.
  18. ^ "Carta de Madrid". Fundación Disenso (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Milei niega el aborto incluso a una niña de 10 años violada: "El asesinato nunca puede estar justificado"". El Destape (in Spanish). 30 September 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Javier Milei sobre el calentamiento global: «es otra de las mentiras del socialismo»". Anred (in Spanish). 9 August 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "Milei insiste con su posición sobre el cambio climático: "Es una mentira"". El Cronista (in Spanish). 14 October 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "Con una polémica frase, Javier Milei prometió cerrar el Ministerio de la Mujer si es presidente". TN (in Spanish). 14 May 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Javier Milei: el profeta del caos que no se cumple | Economista mediático con discurso violento y autoritario acumula record de pronósticos fallidos". PAGINA12. 20 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Javier Milei, l'ultralibéral qui joue les trublions de la politique argentine". Le Monde.fr. 13 October 2021.
  25. ^ El último que pague la luz, Perfil, Retrieved 25 June 2018 (in Spanish). This nickname is briefly referred to by the article as an off-topic mention.
  26. ^ Javier Milei, el economista del peinado raro, Clarín, Retrieved 15 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  27. ^ El amor, según el economista Javier Milei, La Nación, Retrieved 15 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  28. ^ Javier Milei, experto en economía, tríos sexuales y sexo tántrico: "Puedo estar sin eyacular tres meses"", Infobae, Retrieved 25 June 2018 (in Spanish)
  29. ^ Javier Milei on Twitter "I'm sorry, I'm a Catholic, and in my values violence and robbery are wrong. It's your problem if you endorse robbery and liberties cutbacks", Twitter, Retrieved 23 July 2018 (in Spanish)
  30. ^ Milei comparó el aborto con una situación de robo y Barbieri lo cruzó en vivo", ElDestape, Retrieved 26 June 2018 (in Spanish)
  31. ^ Javier Milei opina sobre el aborto, AM 1070- 09/01/18, YouTube, Retrieved 26 June 2018 (in Spanish)
  32. ^ Milei presentó a su "hijo" Conan y a sus "nietos" de cuatro patas en Infama Recargado, MSN, Retrieved 2 December 2018 (in Spanish)
  33. ^ La insólita vida privada y familiar de Milei, el economista más polémico, Pefil, Retrieved 7 June 2018 (in Spanish)
  34. ^ "Javier Milei: "Mis padres son tan liberales como yo"". Perfil (in Spanish). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  35. ^ "Elecciones 2021". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 4 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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