Since December 2023, Javier Milei’s government has accumulated a dizzying turnover, with purges in areas such as Human Capital. According to Chequeado, at least 51 front-line casualties until October 2024, a figure that escalated in 2025 due to post-electoral tensions. Below, the ten officials with the shortest duration in their positions, ordered from least to greatest.
Horacio Pitrau, Undersecretary of Labor, Employment and Social Security in Human Capital, lasted just 27 days – from December 10, 2023 to January 6, 2024 – and was displaced by Sandra Pettovello after a failed negotiation with the CGT on union dues, interpreted as an improper concession.
Enrique Rodríguez Chiantore He spent 46 days as superintendent of Health Services, between December 14, 2023 and January 25, 2024. He was fired after the CGT strike for not moving forward with deregulations, and he found out about his departure from the Official Gazette.
Lisandro Catalán, Minister of the Interior for just 47 days (September 14, 2025 to October 31, 2025), he resigned after the departure of Guillermo Francos, within the framework of the post-electoral restructuring and the shift towards a stage of “dialogue and consensus.”
Mariana Hortal Salary lasted 49 days as Undersecretary of Labor Relations in Human Capital, between February 15 and April 4, 2024. She resigned for “personal reasons” after the dismissal of Omar Yasín in the salary scandal, being the last reference in Jorge Triaca’s environment.
Ricardo Schlieper He was Undersecretary of Sports of the Ministry of the Interior for 52 days (December 10, 2023 to January 31, 2024). He resigned due to “political disagreements” after the appointment of Daniel Scioli in Tourism and Sports.
Also with 52 days in office (from December 10, 2023 to January 31, 2024), he was Ricardo Spartano, Undersecretary of Administrative Management in the Secretariat of Legal and Administrative Coordination of Human Capital. It was part of Pettovello’s initial purge in that ministry.
Julián Suárez, National Director of Fisheries Control and Inspection, remained 53 days – from December 10, 2023 to February 1, 2024 – before resigning due to pressure from the Foreign Ministry to ignore the illegal fishing of a Chinese vessel and due to massive layoffs in his area.
The then Chief of Staff, Nicolas Posse, He left office after 54 days (from December 10, 2023 to February 2, 2024), due to “differences in criteria and expectations” in management. His departure responded to tensions with Karina Milei and his low political profile.
Osvaldo Giordanohead of ANSES, lasted 61 days – from December 10, 2023 to February 9, 2024 – and was ejected after his wife, deputy Alejandra Torres, voted against the Bases Law. Milei held him politically responsible for that gesture.
Also with 61 days he was Flavia Royón, Secretary of Mining between December 27, 2023 and February 9, 2024. Her resignation was requested by Milei, due to her political link with the governor of Salta, Gustavo Sáenz, and her disagreements regarding the Base Law.
This rotation demonstrates Milei’s priority to ensure absolute loyalty and execution aligned with its vision, with the Ministry of Human Capital as the epicenter of the fastest casualties.
