Miguel Romero Sotelo
Miguel Eugenio Romero Sotelo is a Peruvian architect and politician, who served as the mayor of Lima from May 2022 to January 2023. He joined the Popular Action party in 2014.
Biography
Romero was born and grew up in Breña. He graduated from the National University of Engineering. He holds a master's degree in Territorial Planning and Environmental Management from the University of Barcelona and a master's degree in Higher Education from the San Ignacio de Loyola University. He later worked as a teacher for several universities in Peru, and served as national dean of the College of Architects, between 2000 and 2002. He is also the founder of Corsuyo, a design and architecture company.Political career
Romero's first political office was Councilman of Metropolitan Lima in the municipal management from 1999 to 2002. He served as Deputy Minister of Housing and Urbanism in the periods 2002 to 2003 and 2011 to 2012.Romero was elected in 2018 as Lieutenant Mayor of Lima, on the list of mayor-elect Jorge Muñoz Wells for the Popular Action party. On 1 January 2019, Jorge Muñoz and Romero, were sworn in to their respective positions at the Magic Water Circuit. The ceremony was attended by former president Martín Vizcarra. On 27 April 2022, the National Jury of Elections declared the removal of incumbent mayor of Lima, Jorge Muñoz for serving on the board of a state-owned company while in office, with Sotelo being the next in line of succession.