Rogelio Ramírez de la O

Rogelio Ramírez de la O is an economist based in Mexico City. He is designated as finance secretary of Mexico, replacing Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is de la O.
Rogelio Ramirez de la O
Secretary of the Treasury and Public Credit of Mexico
Assumed office
August 3, 2021
PresidentAndrés Manuel López Obrador
Preceded byArturo Herrera Gutiérrez
Personal details
Born (1948-07-07) July 7, 1948
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyMORENA
EducationNational Autonomous University of Mexico (BA)
University of Cambridge (PhD)
OccupationEconomist

Early life and education

Ramírez de la O received a bachelor's degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and an Economics PhD from Cambridge University, United Kingdom.

Career

Director and sole partner of Ecanal S.A.,[2] a private company which provides macroeconomic analysis and forecasts on Mexico to business, including some of the largest multinational companies with interests in Mexico.[3] During 2006 he headed on an honorary basis the economic policy team of presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador,[4] backed by a coalition of parties including the PRD (Party of the Democratic Revolution).

He has published works in Mexico, the United States and Europe on NAFTA, Mexico’s macroeconomic problems and the Mexican auto industry, among others. In the frame of the 2012 campaign for presidential elections, Andrés Manuel López Obrador included him as Finance Minister in his cabinet proposal, but the party did not win the elections.[5]

Other activities

References
  1. "Andrés Manuel López Obrador Cabinet Reshuffle". ArenaPublica. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  2. Kurtzman, Joel (1992-08-16). "The Mexico Question". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  3. Dillon, Sam (1998-07-24). "I.B.M. to Pay Mexico City Millions for Failed System". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  4. "Ramírez de la O señala la necesidad de mejorar competitividad de la IP". La Jornada. 2006-03-24. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  5. "Propuesta de gabinete de Andrés Manuel López Obrador". Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  6. Board of Governors World Bank.
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