Georgina Kessel

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Georgina Kessel Martínez is a Mexican economist. She is a former head of the Casa de Moneda de México (the Mexican mint) and currently serves as Secretary of Energy in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón[1]

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[edit] Personal life and education

Kessel attended the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) from 1975 to 1979 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics. A few years later she received a doctorate's degree in the same discipline from Columbia University, in the United States. Kessel worked for over nine years as a full-time professor at the ITAM, where she headed the Department of Economics in 1994.

[edit] Public and political career

In the public sector Kessel has worked at the Energy Regulatory Commission, the Mexican mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Pemex and the Secretariat of Finance.[2]

In 2005 she received the Premio al mérito profesional in the public sector, a recognition of the ITAM alumni.

[edit] Published works

  • El sur también existe (with Santiago Levy and Enrique Dávila).
  • Los peligros del Plan Puebla-Panamá
  • Lo negociado del Tratado de Libre Comercio (compiler).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dickerson, Marla. "Free-market approach to prevail in Mexican Cabinet", Los Angeles Times, 2006-11-22. Retrieved on 2006-11-22. 
  2. ^ "¿Quién es Georgina Kessel?", Diario de Yucatán, 2006-11-21. (Spanish) 


Preceded by
Fernando Canales Clariond		 Secretary of Energy
2006 – present		 Incumbent
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