Antonio Ortiz Mena

Antonio Ortiz Mena (16 April 1907 12 March 2007) was a Mexican economist who served as President of the Inter-American Development Bank (19711988) and as Mexico's Secretary of Finance during the administrations of Adolfo López Mateos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (19581970).

Antonio Ortiz Mena
President of the Inter-American Development Bank
In office
1971–1988
Preceded byFelipe Herrera
Succeeded byEnrique V. Iglesias
Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
In office
1 December 1958  13 August 1970
PresidentAdolfo López Mateos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
Preceded byAntonio Carrillo Flores
Succeeded byHugo B. Margáin
Personal details
Born(1907-04-16)16 April 1907
Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
Died12 March 2007(2007-03-12) (aged 99)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
SpouseMartha Salinas
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

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.

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