Luis Téllez
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Luis Téllez Kuenzler (b. October 13, 1958) is a Mexican economist. He is a former Secretary of Energy in the cabinet of Ernesto Zedillo and currently serves as Secretary of Communications and Transportation in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón.[1]
Téllez graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) with a bachelor's degree in Economics (summa cum laude) took post graduate studies in Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and received a doctorate's degree in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2]
He is a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since 1980, where he headed the Institute for Economic, Social and Political Studies (IEPES). He joined the federal cabinet as Undersecretary of Planning at the Secretariat of Agriculture during the Carlos Salinas de Gortari administration, headed the Office of the Presidency in the Ernesto Zedillo administration and, from 1997 to 2000, served as his Secretary of Energy. [2]
When the PRI lost the Mexican presidency in 2000, Téllez joined the private sector as Executive Vice President and CEO of DESC, S.A. de C.V. Later on he joined The Carlyle Group as Managing Director, focusing on buyout investment opportunities in Mexico.[3]
On November 21, 2006, President-elect Felipe Calderón announced he will serve as his Secretary of Communications and Transportation starting on December 1, 2006.
Luis Téllez was named "Global Leader of Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum, and "Leader for the New Millennium" by Time Magazine. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Mexican President-Elect Names Cabinet", The Guardian, 2006-11-21. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
- ^ a b "Perfil: Luis Téllez, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes", El Universal (Mexico), 2006-11-21. Retrieved on 2006-11-21. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b The Carlyle Group: Luis Téllez bio. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
| Preceded by Pedro Cerisola |
Secretary of Communications and Transportation 2006 – present |
Incumbent |
Categories: Living people | 1958 births | Mexican Secretaries of Communications | Mexican Secretaries of Energy | Mexican economists | Members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party | Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México alumni | National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni | Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
