Leonidas Romero

Leonidas Romero
Leonidas Romero
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 March 2018
Preceded by	Creation of the District
Constituency	Bío Bío Region; (20th District)
Mayor of Coronel
	In office; 6 December 2008 – 6 December 2012
Preceded by	René Carvajal
Succeeded by	Boris Chamorro
Personal details
Born	15 October 1955 (age 69); Lota, Chile
Political party	National Libertarian Party (2025−)
Other political; affiliations	Independent Democratic Union; (1991–2016); Renovación Nacional; (2016–2021); Republican Party; (2021–2023);
Children	One
Occupation	Politician

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 labled 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

^ "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.
^ ""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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ ADN. "Pancho Saavedra frenó al diputado Leonidas Romero por su oposición al matrimonio igualitario". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-23.

External links

BCN Profile

[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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