Antonio Ortiz Mena
Mexican politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortiz and the second or maternal family name is Mena.
Antonio Ortiz Mena (16 April 1907 – 12 March 2007) was a Mexican economist who served as President of the Inter-American Development Bank (1971–1988) and as Mexico's Secretary of Finance during the administrations of Adolfo López Mateos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1958–1970).[6]
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Antonio Ortiz Mena | |
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President of the Inter-American Development Bank | |
In office 1971–1988 | |
Preceded by | Felipe Herrera |
Succeeded by | Enrique V. Iglesias |
Secretary of Finance and Public Credit | |
In office 1 December 1958 – 13 August 1970[1] | |
President | Adolfo López Mateos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz |
Preceded by | Antonio Carrillo Flores |
Succeeded by | Hugo B. Margáin |
Personal details | |
Born | (1907-04-16)16 April 1907[2][nb 1] Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico[3] |
Died | 12 March 2007(2007-03-12) (aged 99) Mexico City, Mexico[4] |
Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) |
Spouse | Martha Salinas[4] |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)[5] |
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According to Pedro Aspe —who served as Secretary of Finance almost two decades later— during Ortiz' tenure Mexico's per-capita income grew 3.4 percent annually for twelve years and economic growth averaged six percent a year; inflation often remained below three percent, and millions entered the middle class as the country began its transformation from a largely rural economy to an industrial one.[2]