Leonidas Romero

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Sáez.
Leonidas Romero
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2018
Preceded byCreation of the District
ConstituencyDistrict 20
Mayor of Coronel
In office
6 December 2008 – 6 December 2012
Preceded byRené Carvajal
Succeeded byBoris Chamorro
Personal details
Born (1955-10-15) 15 October 1955 (age 70)
Lota, Chile
PartyNational Libertarian Party (2025−)
Other political
affiliations
ChildrenOne
OccupationPolitician

Leonidas Romero Sáez (born 15 October 1955) is a Chilean evangelical politician and member of the Chamber of Deputies. A member of the National Libertarian Party since 2025,[1][2] he previously served as the mayor of Coronel from 2008 to 2012.

He first attracted controversy in 2018, when he condemned then-president Sebastián Piñera's recognition of Daniela Vega; Romero declared "Vega a man. As far as I know, she has not had surgery, so she is still a man, she was born a man, her DNA is a man. If you [Piñera] insist that he is Daniela Vega, I am wrong, I was wrong to support you, I was wrong to vote for you."[3] Although condemned by many politicians, including those in the Republican Party, Romero declared he did not regret his statements.[4] In 2021, he also opposed the legalization of same-sex marriage in Chile, and was labeled as "homophobic" by several media personalities.[5] Following this, he abandoned the Republicans, calling them "moderates" for compromising on the new constitutional process, and sat in Congress as an independent before joining the National Libertarian Party.

References

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  1. ^ "Diputado Leonidas Romero tras su salida de la bancada republicana: a algunos parece que les molestaba mi forma de ser y me sentí incómodo". La Tercera. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ ""Tendrá que demostrar su inocencia": diputado Romero tras allanamiento a casa de su hermano en Coronel". Radio Bío-Bío. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Diputado RN le "para los carros" a Piñera: "Si insiste en que Daniela Vega es mujer, me equivoqué en apoyarlo"" (in European Spanish). Publimetro Chile. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Leonidas Romero por dichos contra Daniela Vega: Nació en el minuto y no me arrepiento" (in Spanish). Bío Bío. May 30, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  5. ^ ADN. "Pancho Saavedra frenó al diputado Leonidas Romero por su oposición al matrimonio igualitario". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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