| Janet Camilo | |
| Birth Name: | Janet Altagracia Camilo Hernández |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Salcedo, Dominican Republic |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
| Alma Mater: | Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo |
| Office: | Minister of Women's Affairs of the Dominican Republic |
| Term Start: | August 16, 2016 |
| Term End: | August 16, 2020 |
Janet Altagracia Camilo Hernández (born October 29, 1971) was the Minister of Women's Affairs of the Dominican Republic. She was appointed by President Danilo Medina in August 2016. She is a feminist activist concerned with women's rights.
Camilo Hernández was born in Salcedo, the daughter of Antonio Manuel de Jesús Camilo and Lorenza Hernández Ramírez. She has seven siblings, a daughter, and a son.[1] She graduated with a licentiate in law from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, and later earned a master's degree in political science from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo.[2]
In 1991 she joined the National Commitment movement to support José Francisco Peña Gómez of the Dominican Revolutionary Party. She held various positions within that movement.[3]
Camilo Hernández is the President of the Latin American Institute for Women and Politics. She is a vice president of the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL Women).[4] She is also vice president of Socialist International Women.[2] [5]
She was appointed Minister of Women's Affairs by President Danilo Medina on August 16, 2016.[1] [6] On February 1, 2018, she was named president pro tempore of the Council of Women's Ministers of Central America and the Dominican Republic (COMMCA).[7]