Graciela Camaño (born 25 April 1953) is an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as a National Deputy for

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for 28 years, from 1989 to 1993, later 1997 to 2002, and most recently from 2003 to 2023. Camaño also served as

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during the presidency of

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between May 2002 and May 2003. A longtime member of the

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, in 2015 she founded the

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with her husband and political ally, Luis Barrionuevo.

Early and personal life

Camaño was born in

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, on 25 April 1953. She is married to Luis Barrionuevo, a prominent

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leader in Argentina, who has been Senator for Catamarca. She graduated from University of Morón in 2013, where she is a professor of

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. She remains a close ally of former president Duhalde. In 2021, Camaño and Barrionuevo separated and ended their political relationship.

Electoral history

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