Pedro Brolo

Pedro Brolo Vila (born 3 February 1981) is a Guatemalan economist, diplomat and politician. He is the designated Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala and succeeded Sandra Jovel on 14 January 2020.[1][2]

Pedro Brolo
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 January 2020
President	Alejandro Giammattei
Preceded by	Sandra Jovel
Personal details
Born	Pedro Brolo Vila 3 February 1981 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nationality	Guatemalan and Spaniard
Political party	Vamos (since 2018)
Children	2

He was appointed by President-elect Alejandro Giammattei to occupy that ministry. Previously he was a candidate for Mayor of Guatemala City in the 2019 municipal election, he was in fifth place obtained 9,449 and 2.2% of the votes.[3][4]

Biography

Brolo is an entrepreneur and economist. He has a specialization in Human Rights, Climate Change and Public Policies. He also has a degree in Business Administration and a master's degree in Analysis and Reliability Management.[3][4][5]

He worked as Chief Financial Officer of the Organization of American States in Guatemala and advisor to the offices of the Organization of American States of Ecuador and Honduras. Brolo was appointed as Delegate for the Truth Commission in Honduras, and has worked in the Congress of the Republic as a political analyst.[3][4]

Brolo was proclaimed candidate for mayor by the Vamos in March 2019, being defeated by Mayor Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus of the Unionist Party in 16 June 2019. Brolo was defeated and obtained fifth place with more than 9,000 votes and 2.2% of the votes.[1]

President-elect Alejandro Giammattei appointed Brolo as Minister of Foreign Affairs and declared that «Brolo will be the youngest Foreign Minister in the history of Guatemala.»[1] However, that comment is incorrect, since there were several younger ones including Guillermo Toriello Garrido, Jorge Skinner-Klée, and Luis Molina Bedoya.

References

1. "Alejandro Giammattei presenta a dos ministros que ocuparían su gabinete de gobierno" [Alejandro Giammattei presents two ministers who would occupy his government cabinet] (in Spanish). Publinews. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
2. "Candidatos a alcalde de la Municipalidad de Guatemala 2019" [VAMOS proclaims its candidate for capital mayor] (in Spanish). TN23. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. "Candidatos a alcalde de la Municipalidad de Guatemala 2019" [Candidates for mayor of the Municipality of Guatemala 2019] (in Spanish). República. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
4. "Pedro Brolo, candidato a alcalde por el partido VAMOS" [Pedro Brolo, candidate for mayor for the VAMOS party] (in Spanish). Canal Antigua. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
5. "No recibimos aportes dudosos, preferimos dormir tranquilos y hacer una campaña realista y sólida" [We do not receive doubtful contributions, we prefer to sleep peacefully and make a realistic and solid campaign] (in Spanish). Relato. Retrieved 22 March 2018.