Juan Carlos Romero

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Governor of Salta
Juan Carlos Romero

In office 1995 – 2007
Lieutenant	Walter Wayar
Preceded by	Roberto Ulloa
Succeeded by	Juan Manuel Urtubey

Born	16 November 1950 (1950-11-16) (age 57) Salta
Political party	Justicialist Party
Profession	Lawyer

Juan Carlos Romero (b. 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]

Romero is formerly married to Betina Marcuzzi and has four children.