Miguel Romero Sotelo will be sworn in as the new mayor of Lima This Monday, May 9, during a ceremony at the Municipal Palace that will begin at 10:30 a.m.as reported by the Municipality of Lima (MML) in a press release.
This oath of Michael Romero occurs after the departure of Jorge Muñoz from the Lima mayor’s office after being vacated by the National Elections Jury (JNE)por integrate the Sedapal directory in 2019 as a municipal authority.
So the architect Miguel Romero Sotelo, who served as deputy mayor of Lima in the administration of Jorge Muñoz, will assume the position of mayor of the capital in order to complete the period 2019 – 2022.
Miguel Romero Sotelo will be sworn in this Monday, May 9 at 10:30 am at the Municipal Palace. Photo: press release/MML
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The last May 4, the JNE summoned Miguel Romero Sotelo to assume the mayorship of Lima after the vacancy of Jorge Muñoz after publishing the resolution that declared the dismissal of the ex-burgomaster founded.
“The JNE summoned Miguel Eugenio Romero Sotelo to assume the position of mayor of the Provincial Municipality of Limain order to complete the municipal government period 2019-2022, for which the credential that empowers it as such will be granted, “they indicated through a statement.
Who is Miguel Romero Sotelo?
Michael Romero Sotelo is a 74-year-old architect graduated from the National University of Engineering (UNI). He has a master’s degree in Urban Planning from the Center for Urban Administration Studies in Madrid, Spain, and has served as dean of the College of Architects of Peru (2000-2002).
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Apart from having been deputy mayor, he served as Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction (2002) and twice Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban Development (in the periods 2002-2003 and 2012-2013). In addition, he is the owner and founder of the Suyo Corporation.
According to a report from the Ojo Público portal, Romero Sotelo omitted information in his candidate resume on its relationship with five companies in the real estate and construction sector.
For his part, the councilor of Lima Carlo Ángeles pointed out in the program “Save yourself who can” that if this was known in the campaign, Miguel Romero would have been excluded immediately.
