Oscar Aguad
Oscar Raúl Aguad | |
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Córdoba | |
Federal Interventor in Corrientes | |
In office 20 March 2001 – 10 December 2001 | |
Preceded by | Ramón Mestre |
Succeeded by | Ricardo Colombi (Governor) |
Personal details | |
Born | Córdoba, Argentina | May 7, 1950
Political party | Radical Civic Union |
Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio (since 2015) |
Spouse | María Dolores Albarenque |
Alma mater | National University of Córdoba |
Profession | Lawyer |
Oscar Raúl Aguad (born May 7, 1950) is an Argentine politician who served as the Minister of Defense from 2017 to 2019, serving in the cabinet of President Mauricio Macri. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2005 to 2015, where he became chief of the UCR bloc.
Personal life
Aguad was born in Córdoba to Hilda Beily and Raúl Aguad, in 1950. His family is of Syrian origin.[1] His father had, in the 1930s, established the first piano retailer in Córdoba and later opened an art gallery. He enrolled at the National University of Córdoba, and earned a law degree with a specialization in corporate, tax, and criminal law. He married María Dolores Albarenque in 1976, and they had five daughters.[2]
Career
He was brought on as an associate by
Ramón Mestre would be both a friend and political mentor to Aguad. Mestre was appointed to head a Federal intervention of politically troubled Corrientes Province by President Fernando de la Rúa in 1999, and recommended Aguad for the post of mayor of Corrientes. The former was transferred to the post of Interior Minister by the President in March 2001, and Aguad was named as his successor.[3] He presided over new provincial elections, and on December 10, was succeeded by a duly elected governor.
Aguad was elected to the
His tenure as Mayor of Corrientes led to controversy, however, when Aguad took a US$60 million loan to
Aguad was elected First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies (the body's second-highest ranking post) by his colleagues in December 2010.
References
- ^ "No ordinary librarian". international.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ a b c "Biografía". Oscar Aguad.
- ^ "Aguad es el interventor en Corrientes". La Nación.
- ^ "Procesaron a Aguad en Corrientes por un crédito". La Capital.
- ^ "Eduardo Fellner seguirá presidiendo la Cámara de Diputados en 2011". iProfesional.
- ^ "Aguad, candidato de la UCR en Córdoba". Perfil. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- ^ "De la Sota claims victory in the Córdoba gubernatorial elections". Buenos Aires Herald.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)