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Juan Carlos Romero c. 2008
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Governor of Salta
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| In office 1995 – 2007 |
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| Lieutenant | Walter Wayar |
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| Preceded by | Roberto Ulloa |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Urtubey |
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| In office 1986 – 1995 |
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| Born | 16 November 1950 Salta |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Juan Carlos Romero (born 16 November 1950) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, a senator and formerly governor of Salta Province for 12 years.
Romero was born in Salta where his father Roberto Romero was a politician, later governor of the province. He studied law and political science at the University of Buenos Aires. A lawyer, he became deputy editor then editor of the Salta newspaper founded by his father El Tribuno from 1974.
In 1986 Romero became a Senator 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. In 2003 he launched himself for president but then he was candidate for vice-president on the ticket of Carlos Menem.
In 2007 he was again elected a Senator, with Juan Manuel Urtubey being elected governor of Salta. Romero was appointed Vice-President of the Senate in December 2007. [1] Although he had opposed the Kirchners, he sat in the governing Front for Victory 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.[1]
Romero is formerly married to Betina Marcuzzi and has four children.
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References
- ^ Romero también renunció y los K ya perdieron cuatro senadores, Clarín, 21 February 2009. Accessed 21 February 2009.
| Preceded by Roberto Ulloa |
Governor of Salta 1995–2007 |
Succeeded by Juan Manuel Urtubey |
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