Oscar Héctor Camilión (6 January 1930 – 12 February 2016) was an Argentine lawyer and diplomat.

Oscar Camilión
Oscar Camilión in 1987
Minister of Defense
In office
9 December 1993 – 7 August 1996
PresidentCarlos Menem
Preceded byAntonio Erman González
Succeeded byJorge Domínguez
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship
In office
29 March 1981 – 12 December 1981
PresidentRoberto Eduardo Viola
Preceded byCarlos Washington Pastor
Succeeded byNicanor Costa Méndez
Ambassador to Brazil
In office
1976–1981
PresidentJorge Rafael Videla
Personal details
Born
Oscar Héctor Camilión

(1930-01-06)6 January 1930
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died12 February 2016(2016-02-12) (aged 86)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
Occupationdiplomat, politician
Professionlawyer, professor

Born in 1930, he earned a law degree at the University of Buenos Aires in his hometown. Camilión first joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship as chief of staff under the administration of Arturo Frondizi. Camilión then worked for Clarín from 1965 to 1972. After the 1976 Argentine coup d'état, Camilión was appointed the ambassador to Brazil by Jorge Rafael Videla. Videla's successor Roberto Eduardo Viola then selected Camilión to lead the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship. Viola was ousted in another coup, and Camilión became a representative of the United Nations Secretary General. He also served as Minister of Defense from 1993 to 1996 under Carlos Menem.[1]

Camilión died in Buenos Aires in 2016, aged 86.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Murió Oscar Camilión, político, ex canciller y ministro de Defensa". Clarín (in Spanish). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Murió Oscar Camilión, el ex ministro de Defensa del gobierno de Menem". La Nacíon (in Spanish). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.