Argentina names second in command of key economy ministry

FILE PHOTO: Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner attends the inauguration ceremony of the municipal cinema-theater at El Calafate, in Santa Cruz, Argentina July 8, 2022. Charo Larisgoitia/Argentine Vice-Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government on Sunday appointed a well-known economist and vocal critic of the policies of former President and current Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to effectively be the second in command of the key economy ministry.

New Economy Minister Sergio Massa named Gabriel Rubinstein as his Secretary of Economic Programming, a position that acts as second in the ministry.