Sabina Frederic
Minister of Security
In office
10 December 2019 – 20 September 2021
PresidentAlberto Fernández
Preceded byPatricia Bullrich
Succeeded byAníbal Fernández
Personal details
Born (1965-10-13) 13 October 1965
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyIndependent
Frente de Todos (since 2019)
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
Utrecht University (PhD)

Sabina Andrea Frederic (born 13 October 1965) is an Argentine social anthropologist, university professor and politician. A specialist on military and security personnel, she was Argentina's Minister of Security from 2019 to 2021, in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández.

Since 2021, she has chaired the White Helmets Commission.[1]

Early life and career

Frederic was born on 13 October 1965 in Buenos Aires.[2] She studied anthropology at the University of Buenos Aires and after obtaining her licenciatura, she went on to complete a PhD on social anthropology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.[3] She was a permanent faculty member of the National University of Quilmes starting in 2005, and is an independent researcher at CONICET, where she has specialized on the subject of morality, and emotion in the configuration of military and security forces in modern Argentina.[4][5]

Frederic was appointed undersecretary of training in the Ministry of Defense in 2009, a position she held until 2011.[6] From 2012 to 2014, she worked as an advisor in the Ministry of Security in the administration of Nilda Garré.[7]

In 2017, Frederic joined the Frente Federal Ciencia y Universidad, a collective of scientists and intellectuals opposed to the budget cuts and austerity measures imposed on universities and scientific institutions by the government of President Mauricio Macri.[8]

Minister of Security

Frederic visiting National Gendarmerie headquarters in Buenos Aires, December 2019.

On 6 December 2019, President-elect Alberto Fernández announced his intention of appointing Frederic as security minister, succeeding Patricia Bullrich; Frederic positioned herself as a staunch opponent of Bullrich's security policies.[9] She assumed office alongside the rest of Fernández's cabinet on 10 December 2019.

On 24 December, she published Resolution 1231/19, which reversed many of Bullrich's policies in the Minisitry: she overturned the previous protocols on the use of firearms by security forces and mandated the creation of a protocol on the use of taser guns; additionally, the resolution annulled the program overseeing offenders in the railway system and the 1149 Protocol, which "allowed security forces to harm the rights of LGBT citizens".[10][11][12]

Policy-wise, Frederic has been vocal about her support for the decriminalization of marijuana for personal use.[13]

In April 2020, Frederic stated that the ministry would continue her predecessor's policy of cyber surveillance to measure "social humour"; these statements were widely criticized by social organizations and the Opposition.[14][15][16]

Following the government's poor showings in the 2021 legislative primary elections, Frederic was replaced by Aníbal Fernández as part of a cabinet reshuffle.[17][18]

Publications

Frederic has authored or co-authored some of the following books and publications:

  • Federalismo y descentralización en grandes ciudades. Prometeo Libros. 2004. ISBN 978-950-9217-72-0. (co-authored with Marcelo Escolar and Gustavo Badía)
  • Buenos vecinos, malos políticos. Prometeo Libros. 2004. ISBN 978-950-9217-83-6.
  • Los usos de la fuerza pública. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. 2008. ISBN 978-987-630-033-9.
  • Las trampas del pasado. Fondo de Cultura Económica. 2013. ISBN 978-950-557-992-1.
  • Fuerzas Armadas en democracia. Percepciones de los militares argentinos sobre su reconocimiento. Prohistoria Ediciones. 2015. ISBN 978-987-3864-05-6. (co-authored with Laura Masson and Germán Soprano)
  • Cultura y política en etnografías sobre la Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. 2017. ISBN 978-987-558-494-5. (co-authored with Germán Soprano, Beatriz Ocampo and Carlos Kuz)

References

  1. ↑ "Oficializan la designación de Sabina Frederic al frente de la Comisión de Cascos Blancos" (in Spanish). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Ortelli, Ignacio; Mikkelsen Jensen, Esteban (9 February 2020). "Sabina Frederic: "No me formé con él ni me siento identificada con la línea Zaffaroni"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Penelli, Sebastián (6 December 2019). "Sabina Frederic será la nueva ministra de Seguridad". Ámbito (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sabina Frederic". Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Investigadores - Frederic Sabina Andrea". CONICET (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Quién es Sabina Frederic, la sucesora de Bullrich en Seguridad". filo.news (in Spanish). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Micheletto, Karina (7 December 2019). "De la Doctrina Chocobar a Sabina Frederic". Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Esteban, Pablo (18 December 2017). "La ciencia tiene su propia agenda para oponer al ajuste". Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Quién es Sabina Frederic, la ministra de Seguridad de Alberto Fernández". El Cronista (in Spanish). 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Argentina derogó el protocolo de detención de personas LGBT". 20minutos.com.mx (in Spanish). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "El Ministerio de Seguridad derogó normativas sobre el uso de armas por parte de las fuerzas federales". Infobae (in Spanish). 24 December 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Giro en Seguridad: el Gobierno derogará el protocolo de uso de armas de fuego y el control de DNI en trenes". La Nación (in Spanish). 16 December 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Berni propuso despenalizar todas las drogas y Frederic dijo que lo analiza, pero solo para cannabis". La Nación (in Spanish). 24 December 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  14. ↑ Ybarra, Gustavo (8 April 2020). "Sabina Frederic reveló que las fuerzas de seguridad realizan "ciberpatrullajes" en las redes sociales para medir el humor social". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "Frederic habló de "ciberpatrullaje para medir humor social" y desató otra polémica". Perfil (in Spanish). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "Sabina Frederic dio marcha atrás y reconoció que su frase sobre el ciberpatrullaje en redes fue poco feliz". Infobae (in Spanish). 9 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  17. ↑ "Cambio de gabinete: Quien es Aníbal Fernández, el nuevo ministro de Seguridad". Página/12 (in Spanish). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Alberto Fernández relanza su gestión con un nuevo Gabinete". Télam (in Spanish). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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