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Martín Lousteau
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| President of the National Committee of the Radical Civic Union | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2023 |
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| Preceded by | Gerardo Morales |
| National Senator | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2019 |
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| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2013 – 10 December 2019 |
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| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
| Argentine Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 10 December 2015 – 3 April 2017 |
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| President | Mauricio Macri |
| Preceded by | Cecilia Nahón |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Oris de Roa |
| Minister of Economy and Production | |
| In office 10 December 2007 – 24 April 2008 |
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| President | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| Preceded by | Miguel Gustavo Peirano |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Rafael Fernández |
| President of the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 28 December 2005 – 9 December 2007 |
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| Governor | Felipe Sola |
| Preceded by | Jorge Sarghini |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Francos |
| Minister of Production of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 12 August 2005 – 28 December 2007 |
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| Governor | Felipe Sola |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Lopetegui |
| Succeeded by | Débora Giorgi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union (2017–present) Independent (2005–2017) |
| Other political affiliations |
Front for Victory (2007–2008) Broad Front UNEN (2013–2015) Evolution (2015–2019) Juntos por el Cambio (2019–present) |
| Spouse |
Carla Peterson
(m. 2011) |
| Children | Gaspar Lousteau (b. 2013) |
| Alma mater | University of San Andrés London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Economist |
Martín Lousteau was born on December 8, 1970. He is an Argentine economist and politician. He belongs to the Radical Civic Union (UCR) political party.
Currently, he serves as a National Senator for the City of Buenos Aires. Since December 2023, he has also been the President of the UCR National Committee.
Before becoming a Senator, he held several important roles. He was the Minister of Economy for Argentina from December 2007 to April 2008. At 37, he was the youngest person to hold this job in over 50 years. He also served as the Argentine Ambassador to the United States from 2015 to 2017.
From 2013 to 2019, he was a National Deputy for the City of Buenos Aires. He left this role to become a Senator in December 2019.
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Early Life and Education
Martín Lousteau was born in Buenos Aires. His parents are Guillermo Lousteau Heguy and Mabel Gellón. He went to Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires for high school.
He studied economics at the Universidad de San Andrés, where he graduated with high honors. He also earned a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.
After his studies, he taught as a professor at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and the Universidad de San Andrés.
Early Career and Writings
Lousteau has written several books about Argentina's economy. These include Sin Atajos (No Shortcuts), which he wrote with Javier González Fraga in 2005. He also wrote Hacia un Federalismo Solidario (Towards a Cooperative Federalism).
Before his political career, he was a tennis instructor. He also worked as a war correspondent in Afghanistan for magazines before the September 11 attacks.
Lousteau worked as a chief economist for a consulting firm. In 2003, he became an adviser to the President of the Central Bank of Argentina. He helped design a system for bank payments.
In 2005, Governor Felipe Solá appointed him as Minister of Production for Buenos Aires Province. Later that year, he became the Chairman of the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires. He held this position until he became the Minister of Economy in 2007.
Time as Minister of Economy
Martín Lousteau was the first Minister of Economy under President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. During his time, there were some disagreements within the government. Lousteau believed that some government spending should be reduced.
A major event during his time as minister was a conflict over taxes on soybean exports. He decided to change these taxes so they would go up or down with global prices. This led to large protests by farmers across Argentina.
Lousteau was involved in talks with farmer leaders. However, he later became less involved in these discussions. There were rumors that he wanted to resign because of disagreements with other ministers. He denied these rumors at first.
However, he did resign on April 24, 2008. Carlos Rafael Fernández, who was the head of the tax agency, took his place. His time as minister was short, lasting only about four months.
Later Political Work
After leaving his role as Minister of Economy, Lousteau continued to be active. He wrote weekly articles for the newspaper La Nación. He also published more best-selling books about economics, including Economía 3-D (2011) and Otra vuelta a la economía (2012).
In 2012, he received a special fellowship from Yale University in the United States.
Politics in Buenos Aires City
Lousteau joined a political group called UNEN. In the 2013 elections, he was elected as a National Deputy for the City of Buenos Aires.
In 2015, he ran for mayor of Buenos Aires City. He was part of a group called ECO (Energía Ciudadana Organizada). He lost the election by a small number of votes to Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.
In 2016, President Mauricio Macri appointed him as Argentina's ambassador to the United States. He resigned from this role the next year. He wanted to run for National Deputy again in the 2017 elections.
In the 2017 elections, Lousteau led a group called Evolución. This group included the Radical Civic Union and the Socialist Party. He was elected as a National Deputy again.
In the 2019 elections, he ran for National Senator for the City of Buenos Aires. He won this election and has been serving as a Senator since December 2019.
Personal Life
Martín Lousteau is married to television actress Carla Peterson. They got married in September 2011 in New Haven, Connecticut. Their son, Gaspar Lousteau, was born in January 2013.
Written Books
- Hacia un federalismo solidario (2003)
- Sin atajos (2005)
- Economía 3D: una nueva dimension para tus preguntas de siempre (2011)
- Otra vuelta a la economía (2012)
- Debajo del agua (2019)
Images for kids
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Lousteau making his case for higher oilseed export taxes in an April 2008 press conference. The resulting conflict with the nation's agricultural sector dominated his brief tenure as Economy Minister.
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Lousteau with Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
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Martín Lousteau canvassing in Buenos Aires during his 2015 mayoral run.
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Lousteau takes over as senator, with Carlos Menem on the left
See also
In Spanish: Martín Lousteau para niños
