Carlos Romero Barceló

Carlos Romero Barceló

Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló (born September 4, 1932 in San Juan ) is a Puerto Rican politician . Between 1977 and 1985 he was governor of Puerto Rico; from 1993 to 2001 he represented this US territory as a delegate ( Resident Commissioner ) in the House of Representatives of the United States .

Career

Carlos Romero Barceló attended the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire until 1949 and then studied at Yale University until 1953 . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Puerto Rico and his admission to the bar in 1956, he began to work in this profession in San Juan. Between 1969 and 1976 he was the successor of Felisa Rincón de Gautier mayor of this city. In 1976 he served on the board of directors of the United States Mayors' Association. In the same year he was President of the National Association of Cities. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party and the Puerto Rican Partido Nuevo Progresista . Between 1974 and 1985 and again from 1989 to 1992 he served as chairman of the PNP.

On January 2, 1977 Romero Barceló succeeded Rafael Hernández Colón as the new governor of Puerto Rico. After a very close re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in this office until January 2, 1985. In the early 1980s in particular, these were marked by an economic crisis combined with a high unemployment rate. He was chairman of the Southern Governors Association in 1980 and 1981 . In 1984 he was defeated by his predecessor Colon. From 1986 to 1989 he was a member of the Puerto Rico Senate .

In the 1992 congressional elections , Romero Barceló was elected as a non-voting delegate for four years to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Antonio Colorado on January 3, 1993 . After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 2001 . In 2000 he was not re-elected; In 2004 he applied unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the congressional elections. Today he lives in his hometown of San Juan.

literature

• Carlos Romero Barceló , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 37/1978 of September 4, 1978, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)

Web links

Commons : Carlos Romero Barceló  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Carlos Romero Barceló in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Entry with the NGA