Oscar Camilión

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
President	Carlos Menem
Preceded by	Antonio Erman González
Succeeded by	Jorge Domínguez
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship
In office 29 March 1981 – 12 December 1981
President	Roberto Eduardo Viola
Preceded by	Carlos Washington Pastor
Succeeded by	Nicanor Costa Méndez
Ambassador to Brazil
In office 1976–1981
President	Jorge Rafael Videla
Personal details
Born	Oscar Héctor Camilión (1930-01-06)6 January 1930 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	12 February 2016(2016-02-12) (aged 86) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Justicialist Party
Alma mater	University of Buenos Aires
Occupation	diplomat, politician
Profession	lawyer, 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

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.