Arturo Umberto Illia

His Excellency Arturo Illia OLSM, OM
Illia with the presidential band (1963)
President of Argentina
In office 12 October 1963 – 28 June 1966
Vice President	Carlos Humberto Perette
Preceded by	José María Guido
Succeeded by	Juan Carlos Onganía
National Deputy
In office 20 April 1948 – 30 April 1952
Constituency	Córdoba
Vice Governor of Córdoba
In office 17 June 1940 – 19 June 1943
Governor	Santiago H. del Castillo
Preceded by	Alejandro Gallardo
Succeeded by	Asís Ramón
Provincial Senator of Córdoba
In office 1 May 1936 – 24 April 1940
Preceded by	Fidel Torres
Succeeded by	Nicolás Pedernera
Constituency	Cruz del Eje
Personal details
Born	Arturo Umberto Illia (1900-08-04)4 August 1900 Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	18 January 1983(1983-01-18) (aged 82) Córdoba, Argentina
Resting place	La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Nationality	Argentina
Political party	Radical Civic Union
Spouse	Silvia Martorell ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 1966)​
Children	Emma Silvia Illia Martín Arturo Illia Leandro Hipólito Illia
Alma mater	University of Buenos Aires
Signature
Arturo Umberto Illia's voice Recorded c. 1963-66

Arturo Umberto Illia (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾˈtuɾo wmˈbeɾto ˈilja]; 4 August 1900 – 18 January 1983) was an Argentine politician and physician, who was President of Argentina from 12 October 1963, to 28 June 1966. He was a member of the centrist Radical Civic Union.

Illia reached the presidency of the Nation in elections controlled by the Armed Forces in which Peronism was outlawed and while the previous constitutional president Arturo Frondizi was detained. During his government, the national industry was promoted, 23% of the national budget was allocated to education (the highest figure in the history of the country), unemployment fell, the external debt decreased, a literacy plan was carried out and sanctioned the Minimum, Vital and Mobile Salary law and the Medications Laws.

He was noted for his honesty and trustworthiness, an example of this being the fact that Illia lived almost all his life in his humble home in Cruz del Eje, where he devoted himself to medicine, and that he never used his influence to his advantage, to the point such as having to sell his car while in office and refusing to use public funds to finance his medical treatments. After his government, he maintained his active political militancy, rejected the retirement perks he had earned as president, and returned home to continue dedicating himself to medicine.