Alejandra Monteoliva

Alejandra Susana Monteoliva (born 30 August 1970) is an Argentine politician, Minister of National Security of Argentina since 2025 under president Javier Milei. She previously served as Secretary of National Security between 2024 and 2025 and Minister of Security for the Córdoba Province in 2013.

Early life Monteoliva was born on 30 August 1970 in Córdoba, Argentina. She obtained a degree in political science and international relations from the Catholic University of Cordoba in 1993 and a master's degree in regional development planning and administration from the University of the Andes in Colombia.

She lived in Colombia for 19 years, where she specialised in security policies and collaborated with the Colombian National Police during the leadership of Óscar Naranjo Trujillo and with other Latin American and Caribbean countries through international organisations such as the Inter-American Development Bank and the Andean Development Corporation. In the 1990s, she was kidnapped in the Caribbean region of Colombia by the FARC near the municipality of Fundación. On 16 September 2013 Monteoliva was sworn in as the new provincial Minister of Security, calling in her inaugural speech for a thorough investigation following the arrest of five police officers responsible against drug trafficking.

She subsequently rose through the ranks of the federal administration, serving as national director of security operations between 2015 and 2019 during Patricia Bullrich's tenure as Minister of National Security during Mauricio Macri's presidency.

On 15 December 2025, Monteoliva signed an agreement with the European Union ambassador to strengthen immigration controls, improve cooperation and raise operational standards in the fight against organised crime and terrorism.