José López Portillo

López Portillo 1979

José López Portillo y Pacheco (born June 16, 1920 in Mexico City , † February 17, 2004 there ) was President of Mexico (December 1, 1976 to November 30, 1982).

Life

López Portillo was the son of José López Portillo y Weber and his wife Rosario Pacheco. He studied law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and was professor there from 1954, first for state theory, then for political science. In 1959 he became a member of the PRI ; 1973–1975 he was Finance Minister under Luis Echeverría , his successor as President of Mexico from 1976–1982.

Due to an increase in oil exports, the economy initially flourished under his presidency; later, however, there were high national debts and social tensions. In the last year of his government, Mexico became insolvent due to galloping inflation and international oil prices falling sharply . On September 1, 1982, he nationalized the Mexican banks.

López Portillo was accused of significant corruption. So designated z. In its obituary, for example, the New York Times, as a symbol of political decadence, not only made his mistress, Rosa Luz Alegría , tourism minister, but also bought her a house for two million US dollars.

family

José López Portillo was married twice, first to Carmen Romano, a niece of the painter Francisco Romano Guillemín , with whom he had three children named José Ramón, Carmen and Paulina, and then to the actress Sasha Montenegro, with whom he had two more children .

His sister was the author Margarita López Portillo . He made her director of all Mexican film studios and radio stations.

Honors

He was accepted into the Nassau House Order of the Golden Lion on September 19, 1980 by the Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean .

Web links

Commons : José López Portillo - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about José López Portillo in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

↑ Jean Schoos : The medals and decorations of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the former Duchy of Nassau in the past and present. Publishing house of Sankt-Paulus Druckerei AG. Luxembourg 1990. ISBN 2-87963-048-7 . P. 345.

personal data
SURNAME	López Portillo, José
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	López Portillo y Pacheco, José
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Mexican politician, President of Mexico
DATE OF BIRTH	June 16, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mexico city
DATE OF DEATH	February 17, 2004
Place of death	Mexico city

[1] Jean Schoos : The medals and decorations of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the former Duchy of Nassau in the past and present. Publishing house of Sankt-Paulus Druckerei AG. Luxembourg 1990. ISBN 2-87963-048-7 . P. 345.