Oscar Camilión

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
BornOscar Héctor Camilión
(1930-01-06)6 January 1930
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died12 February 2016(2016-02-12) (aged 86)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
PartyIntegration and Development Movement
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
Occupationdiplomat, politician
Professionlawyer, professor

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

Born in 1930, Camilión earned a law degree from the University of Buenos Aires.[1]

He began his political career as chief of staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship during the presidency of Arturo Frondizi. From 1965 to 1972, he worked for the Argentina newspaper Clarín.[1]

Following the 1976 coup d’état, he was appointed ambassador to Brazil by President Jorge Rafael Videla. Videla’s successor, Roberto Eduardo Viola, later named him foreign minister. After Viola was removed in another coup, Camilión served as a representative of the United Nations Secretary-General.[1]

He returned to government as minister of defense from 1993 to 1996 under President Carlos Menem.[1]

Camilión was a member of the Integration and Development Movement (MID), a right-leaning political party in Argentina.[2]

He died in Buenos Aires in 2016 at age 86.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Murió Oscar Camilión, político, ex canciller y ministro de Defensa". Clarín (in Spanish). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Fue el "pato de la boda"". Perfil (in Spanish). 19 September 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Murió Oscar Camilión, el ex ministro de Defensa del gobierno de Menem". La Nacíon (in Spanish). 12 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2016.