Julio Vitobello

Julio Fernando Vitobello (born 2 March 1957) is an Argentine politician who served as General Secretary of the Presidency of the Nation from 2019 to 2023, designated by President Alberto Fernández. Previously, from 2009 to 2015, he was head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. He also served as General Comptroller of the Nation from 2007 to 2009 and as a member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature.

Julio Vitobello
General Secretary of the Presidency
In office 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023
President	Alberto Fernández
Preceded by	Fernando de Andreis
Succeeded by	Karina Milei
Secretary of Public Ethics, Transparency and the Fight against Corruption
In office 23 January 2009 – 29 December 2015
Preceded by	Abel Fleitas Ortiz de Rozas
Succeeded by	Laura Alonso
General Comptroller of the Nation
In office 28 December 2007 – 23 January 2009
President	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Preceded by	Claudio Moroni
Succeeded by	Carlos Pacios
Personal details
Born	(1957-03-02) 2 March 1957 (age 67) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Justicialist Party
Other political affiliations	Front for Victory (2003–2017) Frente de Todos (2019–present)
Alma mater	University of Buenos Aires

Early life and career

Julio Fernando Vitobello was born on 2 March 1957 in Buenos Aires.^[1] He studied law at the University of Buenos Aires.^[2] His political career started in the Buenos Aires City chapter of the Justicialist Party.^[3] During the presidency of Carlos Menem he was chief of staff at the Secretariat of the Interior.^[4]

Vitobello ran for a seat in the Buenos Aires City Legislature in the 2000 local election under the Action for the Republic list, alongside, among others, Alberto Fernández.^[5][6] Vitobello had met Fernández earlier, during the 1999 presidential campaign of Eduardo Duhalde; they remained close associates ever since.^[5][7][8]

Later career

Upon the election of Néstor Kirchner to the presidency and the appointment of Alberto Fernández as Chief of Cabinet, Vitobello resigned from the Legislature and was appointed by Fernández as his Undersecretary.^[5]

In 2007 he was appointed to the General Comptrolling Bureau of the Nation (SIGEN), replacing Claudio Moroni.^[7] In 2009 he was appointed Secretary of Public Ethics, Transparency and the Fight against Corruption (head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau) by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, a position he kept until Fernández de Kirchner's departure from the presidency in 2015.^[1][5]

Following Alberto Fernández's presidential win at the 2019 general election, Vitobello was invited to take over the General Secretariat of the Presidency, replacing Fernando de Andreis.^[3] He took office on 10 December 2019.^[5]

References

1. "Un hombre de Kirchner irá a la OA". Tres Líneas (in Spanish). 24 January 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
2. "Julio Vitobello - Biografía". Tres Líneas (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
3. Sued, Gabriel (27 November 2019). "Alberto Fernández cubre más cargos: Vanoli, a la Anses, y Vitobello, a la Secretaría General". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
4. "Quién es Julio Vitobello, el candidato para la Secretaría General de Presidencia". El Cronista (in Spanish). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
5. Juárez, Paola (29 December 2019). "Julio Vitobello: los secretos del hombre que le maneja la agenda al Presidente". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
6. Leone, Emilia (18 May 2019). "¿Quién es Alberto Fernández, el candidato que CFK propone a presidente?". La Izquierda Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
7. "Julio Vitobello, en la Sigen". Página/12 (in Spanish). 29 December 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
8. Dapelo, Santiago (6 December 2019). "Julio Vitobello, el amigo encargado de cubrir la espalda del presidente". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.

External links

• Official website of the General Secretariat of the Presidency (in Spanish)

Political offices
Preceded by Claudio Moroni	General Comptroller of the Nation 2007–2009	Carlos Pacios
Preceded by Abel Ortiz de Rozas	Head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau 2009–2015	Laura Alonso
Preceded by Fernando de Andreis	General Secretary of the Presidency 2019–2023	Succeeded by Karina Milei