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Axel Kicillof

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Axel Kicillof (Spanish: [ˈaksel kisiˈlof], born 25 September 1971) is an Argentine economist and politician who has been Governor of Buenos Aires Province since 2019. He is a member of the centre-left political coalition Union for the Homeland. Kicillof also served as Argentina's Minister of Economy from 2013 to 2015 under the presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Described by his biographer as "the economic guru who captivated Cristina Kirchner", Kicillof was instrumental in the 2012 renationalization of the energy firm YPF. It was on his advice that Fernández de Kirchner decided not to meet holdout bondholder demands to be repaid what they were owed in 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Axel Kicillof is the 395th most popular economist (down from 380th in 2019), the 778th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 721st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Argentinean Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Axel Kicillof ranks 395 out of 414. Before him are Andrei Shleifer, László Andor, Sławomir Skrzypek, Carlos Moedas, Corinne Maier, and Kshama Sawant. After him are Laura Tyson, Sajid Javid, Paul Collier, Steve Keen, Eric Lander, and Christina Romer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Axel Kicillof ranks 598. Before him are Dick Norman, Monisha Kaltenborn, Rajpal Yadav, Milena Miconi, Shoji Meguro, and Fernando Meligeni. After him are Patrik Ćavar, Robin Finck, Antonio Pinilla, Roberto Cecon, Anna Anka, and Manuel Beltrán.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Axel Kicillof ranks 778 out of 1,154. Before him are Agustín Marchesín (1988), Juan Pablo Carrizo (1984), Juan Ignacio Chela (1979), Carlos Delfino (1982), Mario Bolatti (1985), and Fernando Meligeni (1971). After him are Juan Antonio Flecha (1977), Jonathan Erlich (1977), Leonardo Astrada (1970), Juan Mónaco (1984), Norberto Fontana (1975), and Franco Di Santo (1989).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Argentina

Among economists born in Argentina, Axel Kicillof ranks 2. Before him are Raúl Prebisch (1901).

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