Sandra Viviana Pettovello (born 6 April 1968) is an Argentine journalist, consultant, and politician who has served as the Minister of Human Capital since 10 December 2023 under the appointment by President Javier Milei.
[11][b] On February 1, 2024, Sandra Pettovello took to the streets to personally confront a demonstration by the Union of Popular Economy Workers (UTEP), which accused her of cutting off the supply of food to government funded soup kitchens since she took office.
[19][20] The Argentine Episcopal Conference issued a strong statement to the minister on February, stating that "hundreds of thousands of families find it increasingly difficult to eat well.
ACEIRA supported Javier Milei's presidential campaign, and the daughter of the organization's pro-secretary, Nadia Márquez, is a national deputy for La Libertad Avanza.
[22][23][24][25] Regarding her public image, journalists Jorge Lanata and Marina Calabró criticized Minister Pettovello for flaunting a Hermès Birkin handbag, priced between 18,000 and 28,000 euros, amidst protests for food emergencies and the President's austerity measures.