Juan Carlos Romero

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Juan Carlos Romero
Governor of Salta
In office 2003 – 2007
Lieutenant(s)	Walter Wayar
Preceded by	Roberto Ulloa
Succeeded by	incumbent

Born	16 November 1950 Salta
Political party	Justicialist Party
Profession	Lawyer

Juan Carlos Romero (b. 16 November 1950) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, the current governor of Salta Province.

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 was candidate for vice-president on the ticket of Carlos Menem.

Romero is married with four children.