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.
A longtime member of the Justicialist Party, in 2015 she founded the Third Position Party with her husband and political ally, Luis Barrionuevo.
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.
In 2021, Camaño and Barrionuevo separated and ended their political relationship.
Electoral history + Election Office List District Votes Result . Total % . 1989 National Deputy 8 Buenos Aires Province 3,042,080 48.37% 1st 1997 Buenos Aires Justicialist Front 9 Buenos Aires Province 2,846,238 41.44% 2nd 2001 Justicialist Party 5 Buenos Aires Province 1,982,054 37.36% 1st 2003 Justicialist Party 4 Buenos Aires Province 2,317,483 40.73% 1st 2007 Front for Victory 8 Buenos Aires Province 3,016,229 43.02% 1st 2011 Popular Front 1 Buenos Aires Province 541,408 6.73% 3rd 2015 United for a New Alternative 2 Buenos Aires Province 1,888,415 20.98% 3rd 2019 Federal Consensus 1 Buenos Aires Province 583,699 6.01% 3rd
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