María Paula Romo Rodríguez
Academic, researcher and expert consultant in State reform, citizen security and democracy in Latin America. Crisis management expert. Politician, former legislator and former Minister of the Government of Ecuador.
Latest News
Former presidents Ivan Duque of Colombia (center) and Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia speak in a panel moderated by María Paula Romo, former interior minister of Ecuador, during the World Strategic Forum in Miami, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.
María Paula Romo spoke with Milton Pérez and Verónica Larrea about the scenario that the country is experiencing today and the Correismo roadmap.
María Paula Romo, Former Minister of Government of Ecuador, participated in the Vis a Vis Program and gave her opinion on the early elections, solution or problem?
María Paula Romo spoke in Teleamazonas 24-Hour News about the situation in the country after the application of the Muerte Cruzada, on May 17, 2023.
Radio Sucre Interview
On Monday I was interviewed on Radio Sucre where I talked about early presidential elections, my possible candidacy, the dispersion of political parties in the country and more.
About Me
Ecuadorian, Lawyer, Master in Government and Public Administration.
University Professor, Former Dean of Jurisprudence and Social Sciences of the International University of Ecuador. Government Minister. Constituent member of the Montecristi Assembly in 2008. Later, between 2009 and 2013, she was a legislator in the National Assembly.
On August 31, 2018, the President of the Republic, Lenín Moreno, appointed her Minister of the Interior.
Dean of Jurisprudence and Social Sciences at the International University. Undergraduate and postgraduate professor at universities such as Andina Simón Bolívar, the University of Las Américas, Espíritu Santo de Guayaquil.
After a merger between the Interior and Politics portfolios, she was Minister of Government.
Publications
October, Democracy under attack.
In October 2019, Ecuador had days of violence and chaos where the country was under attack.
Code of childhood and adolescence, a debate.
This book is the result of the concern and commitment of the Public Defender’s Office.
Why reform the Communication Law?
Text written by María Paula Romo about the need to reform the Communication Law.