Graciela Camaño (born 25 April 1953) is an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as a National Deputy for Buenos Aires Province for 28 years, from 1989 to 1993, later 1997 to 2002, and most recently from 2003 to 2023. Camaño also served as Minister of Labour during the presidency of Eduardo Duhalde between May 2002 and May 2003.[1]

Graciela Camaño
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National Deputy
In office
10 December 2003 – 10 December 2023
ConstituencyBuenos Aires Province
In office
10 December 1997 – 3 May 2002
ConstituencyBuenos Aires Province
In office
10 December 1989 – 10 December 1993
ConstituencyBuenos Aires Province
Councillor of Magistracy
Assumed office
21 November 2018
Appointed byChamber of Deputies
Minister of Labour
In office
3 May 2002 – 25 May 2003
PresidentEduardo Duhalde
Preceded byAlfredo Atanasof
Succeeded byCarlos Tomada
Personal details
Born (1953-04-25) 25 April 1953 (age 71)
Sáenz Peña, Argentina
Political partyThird Position Party (since 2015)
Justicialist Party (1983–2015)
Other political
affiliations
Front for Victory (2003-2009)
Plural Consensus (2007–2009)
Renewal Front (2013–2019)
Federal Consensus (2019–2023)
Spouse
(before 2021)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Morón

A longtime member of the Justicialist Party, in 2015 she founded the Third Position Party with her husband and political ally, Luis Barrionuevo.[2]

Early and personal life edit

Camaño was born in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco Province, on 25 April 1953. She is married to Luis Barrionuevo, a prominent trade union leader in Argentina, who has been Senator for Catamarca.

She graduated from University of Morón in 2013, where she is a professor of Constitutional law. She remains a close ally of former president Duhalde.[3]

In 2021, Camaño and Barrionuevo separated and ended their political relationship.[4]

Electoral history edit

Electoral history of Graciela Camaño
Election Office List # District Votes Result Ref.
Total % P.
1989 National Deputy Justicialist Front of National Unity [es] 8 Buenos Aires Province 3,042,080 48.37% 1st[a] Elected [5]
1997 Buenos Aires Justicialist Front 9 Buenos Aires Province 2,846,238 41.44% 2nd[a] Elected [6]
2001 Justicialist Party 5 Buenos Aires Province 1,982,054 37.36% 1st[a] Elected [7]
2003 Justicialist Party 4 Buenos Aires Province 2,317,483 40.73% 1st[a] Elected [8]
2007 Front for Victory 8 Buenos Aires Province 3,016,229 43.02% 1st[a] Elected [9]
2011 Popular Front 1 Buenos Aires Province 541,408 6.73% 3rd[a] Elected [10]
2015 United for a New Alternative 2 Buenos Aires Province 1,888,415 20.98% 3rd[a] Elected [11]
2019 Federal Consensus 1 Buenos Aires Province 583,699 6.01% 3rd[a] Elected [12]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.

References edit

  1. ^ "Graciela Camaño". Council of the Americas. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Barrionuevo con Tercera Posición ya está en carrera por las PASO". El Ancasti (in Spanish). 13 June 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Se recibió la diputada Camaño". Diario Perfil. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Graciela Camaño y Luis Barrionuevo: la separación de una pareja que desató la interna en Gastronómicos". Perfil (in Spanish). 29 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Elecciones 1989". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Elecciones 1997". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Elecciones 2001". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Elecciones 2003". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Elecciones 2007". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Elecciones 2011". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Elecciones 2015". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Elecciones 2019". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 9 February 2023.