José Ignacio de Mendiguren

José Ignacio "Vasco" de Mendiguren (born 23 August 1950) is an Argentine industrialist and politician. He was chairman of the Argentine Industrial Union, director of the National Bank of Argentina, and Minister of Production during the presidency of Eduardo Duhalde. From 2013 to 2021, he was a National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires Province, as part of the Renewal Front and later as part of the Frente de Todos.

José Ignacio de Mendiguren
Secretary of Industry and Productive Development
Assumed office
16 August 2022
PresidentAlberto Fernández
Preceded byDaniel Scioli (as Minister of Productive Development)
National Deputy
In office
10 December 2013  10 December 2021
ConstituencyBuenos Aires
Minister of Production
In office
3 January 2002  3 October 2002
PresidentEduardo Duhalde
Preceded byLivio Kühl
Succeeded byAníbal Fernández
Personal details
Born (1950-08-23) 23 August 1950
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party (until 2013)
Renewal Front (since 2013)
Other political
affiliations
United for a New Alternative (2013–2015)
Frente de Todos (2019–present)
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires

From 2020 to 2022, he was president of the Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior (BICE). In 2022, he was appointed as Secretary of Production by new economy minister Sergio Massa, mirroring his previous position as Minister of Production and succeeding Daniel Scioli.

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