13 Facts About Oscar Aguad

Oscar Aguad was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2005 to 2015, where he became chief of the UCR bloc.

Oscar Aguad's father had, in the 1930s, established the first piano retailer in Cordoba and later opened an art gallery.

Oscar Aguad enrolled at the National University of Cordoba, and earned a law degree with a specialization in corporate, tax, and criminal law.

Oscar Aguad married Maria Dolores Albarenque in 1976, and they had five daughters.

Oscar Aguad was brought on as an associate by Jose Severo Caballero, a Cordoba jurist who would be appointed president of the Argentine Supreme Court in 1983 by President Raul Alfonsin.

Oscar Aguad served in the board of directors of La Voz del Interior, as well as of the University of Cordoba Foundation.

Oscar Aguad established Amparo Legal, a legal assistance office, in 1994, and later a law office.

The former was transferred to the post of Interior Minister by the President in March 2001, and Oscar Aguad was named as his successor.

Oscar Aguad was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 2005, and in 2007, his UCR colleagues elected him president of their caucus.

Oscar Aguad was a vocal opponent of Resolution 125, which would have raised export tariffs on a range of agricultural raw materials, and advocated greater revenue sharing benefits for the provinces.

The bonds, which had declined to junk status, could not ultimately be redeemed by the city government, and in 2009, Oscar Aguad was indicted for misfeasance related to their handling.

Oscar Aguad was elected First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies by his colleagues in December 2010.

Oscar Aguad was defeated by former Governor Jose Manuel de la Sota.