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 (1971–1988) and as Mexico's Secretary of Finance during the administrations of Adolfo López Mateos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1958–1970).
Antonio Ortiz Mena | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| President | Adolfo López Mateos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz |
| Preceded by | Antonio Carrillo Flores |
| Succeeded by | Hugo B. Margáin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1907 Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Died | 12 March 2007 (aged 99) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) |
| Spouse | Martha Salinas |
| Alma mater | National 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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