Martín Maximiliano Guzmán (born 12 October 1982) is an Argentine economist, who served as Minister of Economy in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández from December 2019 to July 2022.
Amid the worst recession in nearly two decades, it provided a 180-day freeze on utility rates, bonuses for the nation's retirees and Universal Allocation per Child beneficiaries, and food cards to two million of Argentina's poorest families.
[10] On 4 August 2020, Guzmán reached an accord with the biggest creditors on terms for a restructuring of $65 billion in foreign bonds, after a breakthrough in talks that had at times looked close to collapse since the country's ninth debt default in May.
[12] Under Guzmán, Argentina also refinanced a record, $45 billion IMF bailout debt inherited from the Macri administration[13] - and saw 10.4% growth in 2021 and 5.7% in January–April 2022, after three years of deep recession.
[15] On 2 July 2022, following depreciation of the peso and shortages of diesel fuel,[16] and amid pressure from the left wing of the governing coalition,[17] Guzmán resigned as Minister of Economy.