Minister of Defense Nilda Garre of Argentina
Garre was born in San Telmo Buenos Aires in 1945.
Garre has served under President Nestor Kirchner and President-elect Cristina Fernandez recently announced that Garre will remain in the post after she takes office Dec 10.
Brigadier General Osvaldo Montero, Argentina's head of military intelligence was taped while telling government officials that Nilda Garre had to go.
Nilda Garre is to be kept on as Cristina Kirchner's new defense minister after she takes office Dec 10.
Garre is currently serving as defense minister under President Nestor Kirchner.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Defense Minister Nilda Garre has removed the chief of army intelligence, state news agency Telam reported Thursday.
Garre has been defense minister under President Nestor Kirchner and President-elect Cristina Fernandez recently announced that Garre will remain in the post after she takes office Dec 10.
As defense minister, Garre has revamped military education, placed a greater emphasis on human rights and undertaken other reforms.
Nilda Garre said after the talks with her Russian counterpart, Sergei Ivanov, that her country also wanted to purchase air traffic control systems from Russia.
The possible decision to buy military and weapons equipment will depend, among other things, on the conditions on which the Russian side will be ready to sign a contract with US," Garre was quoted as saying by Russian RIA Novosti news agencies on the eve of her trip.
Miss Garre met previously on Jan 18 and again on April 17 with the Russian ambassador, who was accompanied by Alexander Fomin, a ranking official within Russia's technical and military cooperation program.
Garre met with Fernandez on Thursday night before she announced the appointment.
Garre said that three service women will be designated presidential aide-de-camp.
Defense Minister Nilda Garre had ordered the suspension after media reported allegations of illicit spying on officials, politicians and local journalists from the Admiral Zar naval air base.
Garre said after meeting Ivanov that Argentina could not fully satisfy the demands of its armed forces as the country has just recently overcame a crisis.