Guillermo Ortiz
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Guillermo Ortiz Martínez (born July 21, 1948 in Mexico City) is the current governor of the Bank of Mexico, Mexico's central bank.
Ortiz Martínez is the son of Gen. Leopoldo Ortiz Sevilla and Graciela Martínez Ostos and received a B.A. in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and both a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University in the United States.
He joined the public service in 1971 and has been Mexico's ambassador to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). While at the IMF he acted as executive director and represented seven countries, including Spain.
When Ernesto Zedillo was sworn as President of Mexico, Ortiz joined the cabinet as Secretary of Communications and Transportation for 28 days. At the midst of the economic crisis of 1994 he was appointed Secretary of Finance and Public Credit and served for three years.
On January 1, 1998 he was appointed governor of the central bank by President Zedillo, substituting Miguel Mancera. In 2004 he was reelected for six more years by a majority vote in Congress and by the recommendation of president Vicente Fox.
Ortiz Martínez is married to Margie Simon and has three daughters: María, Sofía and Lucía.
[edit] External link
- (Spanish) esmas.com: Guillermo Ortiz
| Preceded by Jaime Serra Puche |
Secretary of Finance 1994 — 1998 |
Succeeded by Jose Angel Gurria |
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