Javier Gerardo Milei [b] (born 22 October 1970) is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as President of Argentina since 2023. He has taught university courses and written on various aspects of economics and politics and also hosted radio programmes on the subject.

2 days ago · President Javier Milei of Argentina announced plans to withdraw his nation from the World Health Organization on Wednesday, the latest in a series of moves by Mr. Milei that mimic President Trump ...

Dec 10, 2024 · Argentine President Javier Milei has scrapped price controls and slashed subsidies, causing prices to skyrocket in a country that already had among the world’s highest inflation rates. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jan 21, 2025 · Javier Milei is a confrontational right-wing outsider who rose to the presidency of Argentina in 2023 on a tide of voter dissatisfaction with a political elite whom his supporters blamed for endemic hyperinflation, a currency in free fall, and increasing poverty.

Dec 10, 2024 · Argentine President Javier Milei has scrapped price controls and slashed subsidies, causing prices to skyrocket in a country that already had among the world’s highest inflation rates.

Dec 10, 2024 · Javier Milei swept to power in Argentina a year ago on a ticket to tackle chronic hyperinflation and overhaul the long-suffering economy. In one regard — slashing the size of the state —...

Jan 23, 2025 · President Javier Milei tells Davos that Argentina is an "example of a new way of doing politics, which is about telling people the truth to their faces".; He says the "winds of change are blowing in the West" and calls for a cure to the "mental virus of woke ideology" that has "colonized institutions".

Oct 23, 2024 · Milei has fulfilled his campaign pledge to “take a chainsaw to the state”, eradicating years of hefty government deficits and money-printing by halting capital spending, shrinking...

Javier Milei's tenure as the 59th president of Argentina began with his inauguration on 10 December 2023. Milei, a member of La Libertad Avanza, took office after defeating then-economy minister Sergio Massa in the 2023 general election.

Jun 9, 2024 · When Javier Milei was campaigning last year to become the president of Argentina, he brandished a chainsaw to symbolise his determination to substantially cut public spending. Now six months into...