Political career
Aguado’s career unfolded under Argentina’s military government, when provincial governors were not chosen through normal democratic elections. As de facto governor, he administered Buenos Aires Province during the final stage of the regime that preceded the return to constitutional rule in 1983. The position gave him responsibility for one of the country’s largest and most politically important provinces.
Before that appointment, he served as Minister of Agriculture and Livestock. In that role, he was associated with a policy area that is central to Argentina’s economy, especially because agriculture and livestock production have long been among the country’s most important sectors. Like many officials of the period, his work took place within a highly centralized and politically restricted system.
Context and significance
Aguado is remembered primarily for the offices he held rather than for a large public profile. His name appears in accounts of the last years of military rule in Argentina, a period marked by political control from above and the gradual transition toward democratic institutions. His governorship is therefore significant as part of the administrative history of Buenos Aires Province during that transition.
- Born: 6 November 1925, Buenos Aires
- Office held: Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, 1981
- Office held: de facto Governor of Buenos Aires Province, 1982–1983
- Died: 12 July 2019, Buenos Aires
Aguado died in Buenos Aires at the age of 93. His life spans much of modern Argentine political history, from the mid-20th century through the end of military rule and into the democratic period that followed.