Juan Carlos Romero Hicks (b. December 10, 1955 in the city of Guanajuato

Guanajuato, Guanajuato

Guanajuato is a city and municipality in central Mexico and the capital of the state of the same name. It is located in a narrow valley, which makes the streets of the city narrow and winding. Most are alleys that cars cannot pass through, and some are long sets of stairs up the mountainsides....

) was the Director General of the Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología is Mexico's entity in charge of the promotion of scientific and technological activities, setting government policies for these matters, and granting scholarships for postgraduate studies...

 (CONACyT). Prior to this, he was the Governor of Guanajuato

Governor of Guanajuato

This is a list of the governors of the Mexican state of Guanajuato since 1917.-References:* Accessed April 23, 2005....

. He is a member of the National Action Party

National Action Party (Mexico)

The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the...

 (PAN).

Personal life and education

Romero holds a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 in industrial relations from the University of Guanajuato

Universidad de Guanajuato

The Universidad de Guanajuato is a university based in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, made up of about 33,828 students in programs ranging from high school level to the doctorate level. Over 17,046 of those are pursuing undergraduate, masters, and doctorate degrees...

 and a master's degree

Master's degree

A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...

 in business administration from the Southern Oregon State College

Southern Oregon University

is a public liberal arts college located in Ashland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1926, it was formerly known as Southern Oregon College and Southern Oregon State College . SOU offers criminology, natural sciences, including environmental science, Shakespearean studies and theatre arts programs...

. He is married to Frances Siekman with whom he has ten children.

Political career

In 1991 he was assigned by Carlos Medina Plascencia

Carlos Medina Plascencia

Carlos Medina Plascencia is a Mexican politician affiliated to the conservative National Action Party . He is a former mayor of León, senator and interim governor of Guanajuato...

 Rector of the University of Guanajuato. In 1998 he joined the National Action Party. In 2000 he won the Guanajuato gubernatorial election.