Guillermo Ortiz Martínez
Guillermo Ortiz Martínez (born July 21, 1948 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican economist and from 1998 to 2009 chairman of the Mexican central bank Banco de México .
Life
Guillermo Ortiz Martínez is the son of Leopoldo Ortiz Sevilla and Graciela Martínez Ostos.
He studied economics at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Stanford University . In 1971 he became the Mexican representative at the International Monetary Fund . He taught at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and was Secretario de Hacienda y Crédito Público (Minister of Finance) under Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León for three years . On January 1, 1998, he was appointed by Ernesto Zedillo as chairman of the Banco de México, replacing Miguel Mancera . In 2004 he was elected Chairman of the Banco de Mexico for a further six years on the recommendation of Vicente Fox . On January 1, 2010 he was replaced in this post by Agustín Carstens .
Ortiz is married and has three daughters.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ortiz Martínez, Guillermo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican banker and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |