Camilo Romero (politician)

Camilo Ernesto Romero Galeano (born July 17, 1976) is a Colombian journalist and politician who served as Governor of Nariño from 2016 to 2019. A member of the Green Alliance, Romero was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2022 Colombian presidential election, losing the Historic Pact for Colombia primary to Gustavo Petro.[1]

Camilo Romero
Ambassador of Colombia to Argentina
Assumed office
September 13, 2022
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byÁlvaro Pava Camelo
Governor of Nariño
In office
January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2019
Preceded byRaúl Delgado
Succeeded byJohn Alexander Rojas
Senator of Colombia
In office
July 20, 2010 – July 20, 2014
Personal details
Born
Camilo Ernesto Romero Galeano

(1976-07-17) July 17, 1976
Ipiales, Nariño, Colombia
Political partyGreen Alliance
WebsiteHouse website

Early life and education

Romero was born in Ipiales, Nariño on July 17, 1976. He is the son of politician Ricardo Romero Sánchez and the nephew of political leader Heraldo Romero Sánchez.[2] Romero studied journalism at the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente.[3]

Career

Romero participated in the creation of Telesur in 2005, later become the station's lead correspondent in Colombia. In 2008, Romero helped form the Vamos Independientes political collective associated with the Alternative Democratic Pole.[4]

In the 2010 parliamentary elections, Romero was elected to the Senate of Colombia. In the 2014 presidential election, Romero ran in the Green Alliance presidential primary, but lost the nomination to former Mayor of Bogota Enrique Peñalosa.[5]

In the 2015 regional election, Romero was elected Governor of Nariño with the support of the Somos Nariño coalition. His candidacy was supported by the Green Alliance and the Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (AICO) party. Romero mounted another presidential run in 2022, but lost the Historic Pact for Colombia primary to Gustavo Petro.[1]

References
  1. Posada, Simón (2021-12-19). "Camilo Romero, el hombre que quiere derrotar a Petro en su propia cancha". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  2. Lewin, Juan Esteban (March 31, 2015). "La historia de Camilo Romero y su padre el candidato". La Silla Vacía - Últimas noticias locales y nacionales (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  3. "El exgobernador de Nariño Camilo Romero oficializó su campaña a la Presidencia de Colombia". Infobae (in European Spanish). August 10, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  4. "Camilo Romero Galeano". La Silla Vacía - Últimas noticias locales y nacionales (in Spanish). July 22, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  5. "Peñalosa resurge de entre las cenizas". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
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