Graciela Camaño

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
National Deputy
In office 10 December 2003 – 10 December 2023
Constituency	Buenos Aires Province
In office 10 December 1997 – 3 May 2002
Constituency	Buenos Aires Province
In office 10 December 1989 – 10 December 1993
Constituency	Buenos Aires Province
Councillor of Magistracy
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 November 2018
Appointed by	Chamber of Deputies
Minister of Labour
In office 3 May 2002 – 25 May 2003
President	Eduardo Duhalde
Preceded by	Alfredo Atanasof
Succeeded by	Carlos Tomada
Personal details
Born	(1953-04-25) 25 April 1953 (age 72) Sáenz Peña, Argentina
Political party	Third 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	Luis Barrionuevo ​ (before 2021)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University 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

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

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. Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.