Oscar Aguad

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Oscar Raúl Aguad
Córdoba
Federal Interventor in Corrientes
In office
20 March 2001 – 10 December 2001
Preceded byRamón Mestre
Succeeded byRicardo Colombi (Governor)
Personal details
Born (1950-05-07) May 7, 1950 (age 73)
Córdoba, Argentina
Political partyRadical Civic Union
Other political
affiliations		Juntos por el Cambio (since 2015)
SpouseMaría Dolores Albarenque
Alma materNational University of Córdoba
ProfessionLawyer

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

legal assistance office, in 1994, and later a law office.[2]

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

provinces. He was one of five Congressmen honored with a Parliamentary Prize in 2008 by Semanario Parlamentario (Parliamentary Weekly), and during the 2009–10 congress, was the body's most frequent speaker.[2]

His tenure as Mayor of Corrientes led to controversy, however, when Aguad took a US$60 million loan to

junk status, could not ultimately be redeemed by the city government, and in 2009, Aguad was indicted for misfeasance related to their handling.[4]

Aguad was elected First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies (the body's second-highest ranking post) by his colleagues in December 2010.

Governor of Córdoba ahead of provincial elections on August 7.[6] He was defeated, however, by former Governor José Manuel de la Sota.[7]

References

  1. ^ "No ordinary librarian". international.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Biografía". Oscar Aguad.
  3. ^ "Aguad es el interventor en Corrientes". La Nación.
  4. ^ "Procesaron a Aguad en Corrientes por un crédito". La Capital.
  5. ^ "Eduardo Fellner seguirá presidiendo la Cámara de Diputados en 2011". iProfesional.
  6. ^ "Aguad, candidato de la UCR en Córdoba". Perfil. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  7. ^ "De la Sota claims victory in the Córdoba gubernatorial elections". Buenos Aires Herald.

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