Juan Carlos Romero (born 16 November 1950) is an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

Justicialist Party The Justicialist Party ( es, Partido Justicialista, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism. Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served ...

politician and senator, and was Governor of Salta for 12 years. The former

Peronist Peronism, also called justicialism,. The Justicialist Party is the main Peronist party in Argentina, it derives its name from the concept of social justice., name=, group= is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and legacy of Ar ...

governor has accumulated political and economic power since 1995. Romero was born in

Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...

where his father

Roberto Romero Roberto Romero (October 22, 1927 – February 15, 1992) was an Argentina, Argentine Justicialist Party politician and businessman. Romero was a founder of the provincial ''El Tribuno'' newspaper. He was elected as Governor of Salta Province, ser ...

was a politician, later governor of the province. He studied law and political science at the

University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public university, public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one o ...

. A lawyer, he became deputy editor, and then editor of the Salta newspaper founded by his father, ''

El Tribuno ''El Tribuno'' is an Argentine newspaper and media group from Salta Province. Widely criticized for its pro- Peronist tilt, it is the only newspaper in Salta Province, and also publishes a Jujuy Province edition. Founded by Jaime and Ricardo Dur� ...

'', from 1974. In 1986 Romero became a

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for Salta Province. He took a leading role in economics and was re-elected in 1992. In 1995 he was elected governor of Salta and was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. He launched a bid for the presidency ahead of the 2003 general election, though he ran as

Carlos Menem Carlos Saúl Menem (2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. Ideologically, he identified as a Peronist and supported economically liberal policies. H ...

's running mate on the

Front for Loyalty ticket. They narrowly won the first round, but poor polling numbers persuaded Menem and Romero to forfeit the runoff. In 2007 he was again elected a Senator, with

Juan Manuel Urtubey Juan Manuel Urtubey (born September 6, 1969) is an Argentine politician, lawyer, university professor and former governor of Salta Province. Formerly a senior figure in the ruling Front for Victory faction of the Justicialist Party (PJ) in the ...

being elected governor of Salta. Romero was appointed Vice-President of the Senate in December 2007

Although he had opposed

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, he sat in the governing

Front for Victory The Front for Victory ( es, Frente para la Victoria, FPV) was a centre-left Peronist electoral alliance in Argentina, and is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Former presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wer ...

block in the Senate until 20 February 2009 when he announced that he and his fellow Salta Senator, Sonia Escudero, would be leaving the majority block.Romero también renunció y los K ya perdieron cuatro senadores
'' Clarín'', 21 February 2009. Accessed 21 February 2009. Romero used to be married to Betina Marcuzzi and has four children.

External links

Official siteSenate profile

References

1950 births Living people People from Salta University of Buenos Aires alumni Argentine people of Spanish descent Members of the Argentine Senate for Salta Governors of Salta Province Candidates for President of Argentina Justicialist Party politicians {{Argentina-politician-stub