Julio Ramos

Who was Julio Ramos?

Julio A. Ramos was an Argentinian journalist and businessman. On 9 December 1976 he founded Ámbito Financiero, a newspaper specializing in finance and economy that was later expanded to cater to a wider audience.

Ramos received a degree in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires and worked as a journalist for Noticias Gráficas, La Nación and La Opinión, among other media. He was a firm believer in free market liberalism. In 1985, Ramos ran unsuccessfully for the Deputy Chamber of the Buenos Aires Province in a center-right ticket. He also directed the Inter American Press Association from 1986 to 1989.

Ramos married twice and had five children, two of whom preceded him in death. He had a personal friendship with former president Carlos Menem. He also wrote the nonfiction books Los cerrojos a la prensa and El periodismo atrasado.

He died of leukemia in 2006.