Background
Aguad was born in Córdoba to Hilda Beily and Raúl Aguad, in 1950. His father had, in the 1930s, established the first piano retailer in Córdoba and later opened an art gallery.
Aguad was born in Córdoba to Hilda Beily and Raúl Aguad, in 1950. His father had, in the 1930s, established the first piano retailer in Córdoba and later opened an art gallery.
National University of Córdoba.
He was elected to the Lower House of Congress, where he became President of the UCR caucus and Vice President of the Chamber. He enrolled at the National University of Córdoba, and earned a Law Degree with a specialization in corporate, tax, and criminal law. Following elections that year in which the UCR swept both national and Córdoba offices, Aguad was appointed Chief of Staff by Córdoba Mayor Ramón Mestre.
Aguad served in the board of directors of Louisiana Voz del Interior (the leading Córdoba news daily), as well as of the University of Córdoba Foundation.
He established Amparo Legal (Legal Recourse), 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 Aguad was named as his successor.
He presided over new provincial elections, and on December 10, was succeeded by a duly elected governor. Aguad was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 2005, and in 2007, his UCR colleagues elected him President of their caucus.
His tenure as Mayor of Corrientes led to controversy, however, when Aguad took an United States$60 million loan to cancel Cecacor bonds previously issued by the province.
The bonds, which had declined to junk status, could not ultimately be redeemed by the city government, and in 2009, Aguad was indicted for misfeasance related to their handling. Aguad was elected First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies (the body"s second-highest ranking post) by his colleagues in December 2010. He was defeated, however, by former Governor José Manuel de la Sota.
Mestre was appointed to head a Federal intervention of politically troubled Corrientes Province by President Fernando de la Rúa in 1999, and recommended Aguad for the post of Mayor of Corrientes. He obtained his party"s nomination for Governor of Córdoba ahead of provincial elections on August 7.
