Vicente Romero Fernández

Vicente Romero Fernández (born in Cajamarca on 7 December 1955)[1] is a retired general of the Peruvian National Police. He is the current Minister of the Interior of Peru since 13 January 2023 under the presidency of Dina Boluarte. He previously served as the Minister of the Interior under the presidency of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski from 9 January to 2 April 2018, after the resignation of Carlos Basombrío.[2]

Vicente Romero Fernández
Minister of the Interior
Assumed office
13 January 2023
PresidentDina Boluarte
Prime MinisterAlberto Otárola
Preceded byVíctor Rojas Herrera
In office
27 December 2017 – 2 April 2018
PresidentPedro Pablo Kuczynski
Prime MinisterMercedes Aráoz
Preceded byCarlos Basombrío Iglesias
Succeeded byMauro Medina Guimaraes
General Director of the Peruvian National Police
In office
27 August 2015 – 11 September 2017
Preceded byJorge Flores Goicochea
Succeeded byRichard Zubiate Talledo
Personal details
Born (1955-12-07) December 7, 1955
Cajamarca, Peru

Career

Romero specializes in internal order, public management and investment projects. In addition, he is an Intelligence analyst and has a degree in Administration. He trained in specialized courses in the Peruvian Armed Forces and abroad, such as counterterrorism at the Louisiana Police Academy, at the Grenadiers School of Colombia and a security course in Taiwan.[3]

He was head of the Anti-Drug Executive Directorate (Dirandro) and Chief of Staff of the National Police.[4]

He was director of the Peruvian National Police from 27 August 2015 to 11 September 2017.[1][5]

Kuczynski government

On December 27, 2017, Romero was sworn in as Minister of the Interior before President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, replacing the resigning Carlos Basombrío Iglesias and at the proposal of Prime Minister Mercedes Araoz.[2]

Romero served through the end of Kuczynski's presidency, formally resigning on 2 April 2018. President Martín Vizcarra appointed former police general Mauro Medina as Romero's successor at the ministry.

Boluarte government

Romero was made Minister of Interior again in 2023 under the government of Dina Boluarte. Following the Peruvian National Police raid of the National University of San Marcos during the 2022–2023 Peruvian political protests, which resulted in 200 arrests, the Attorney General of Peru began preliminary investigations "for the alleged crime of omission of functional acts due to the police intervention" [6][7]

References
  1. "¿Quién es Vicente Romero, el nuevo ministro del Interior?". Perú 21. Lima. 27 December 2017.
  2. "Vicente Romero juró como nuevo ministro del Interior [VIDEO]". El Comercio. Lima. 27 December 2017.
  3. "Vicente Romero: este es el perfil del nuevo ministro del Interior". La Republica. Lima. 27 December 2017.
  4. "Vicente Romero reemplazará a Carlos Basombrío en el Mininter". El Comercio. Lima. 27 December 2017.
  5. "Policía Nacional: Richard Zubiate es elegido nuevo director general". www.americatv.com.pe. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. Moya, Winny. "Marcha en Lima: efectivos policiales resguardaron plaza San Martín". La Republica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  7. "Los ministros del Interior de Dina Boluarte que son investigados por la Fiscalía de la Nación". Infobae (in European Spanish). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
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