Buenos Aires, November 22 (NA) — With the appointment of Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Presticomo as the new Minister of Defense, President Javier Milei broke a pattern that had held since the return of democracy: no military officer had held that cabinet post in a democratic government. Since December 1983, when Raúl Alfonsin began his presidency, all Ministers of Defense have been civilians, according to official state records accessed by the Argentine News Agency. Among the most notable were Horacio Jaunarena, who served in the role on several occasions, and Nilda Garré, the first woman to hold the position. This fact is relevant in a political context marked by Presticomo's appointment, a career military officer with extensive institutional experience. His arrival represents a symbolic shift in the leadership of national defense at a time of reorganization of the Armed Forces under the libertarian government and a debate about their role in internal security.
