Guillermo Ortiz Martínez

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Guillermo Ortiz
Governor of the Bank of Mexico
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 1, 1998
Preceded by	Miguel Mancera
Secretary of Finance
In office December 29, 1994 – January 1, 1998
President	Ernesto Zedillo
Preceded by	Jaime Serra
Succeeded by	Jose Angel Gurria
Born	21 July 1948 (1948-07-21) (age 59) Mexico City
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	UNAM Stanford University
Profession	Economist

Guillermo Ortiz Martínez (born July 21, 1948 in Mexico City) Ortiz Martínez is the son of Gen. Leopoldo Ortiz Sevilla and Graciela Martínez Ostos and received a B.A. in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and both a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University in the United States.

He joined the public service in 1971 and has been Mexico's ambassador to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). While at the IMF he acted as executive director and represented seven countries, including Spain.

When Ernesto Zedillo was sworn as President of Mexico, Ortiz joined the cabinet as Secretary of Communications and Transportation for 28 days. At the midst of the economic crisis of 1994 he was appointed Secretary of Finance and Public Credit and served for three years.

On January 1, 1998 he was appointed governor of the central bank by President Zedillo, substituting Miguel Mancera. In 1999 Ortiz became a member of the influential Washington-based financial advisory body, the Group of Thirty. Later, in 2004 he was reelected governor for six more years by a majority vote in Congress and by the recommendation of president Vicente Fox.

Guillermo Ortiz is married to Margie Simon and has three daughters: María, Sofía and Lucía.

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) esmas.com: Guillermo Ortiz

Preceded by Jaime Serra	Secretary of Finance 1994 — 1998	Succeeded by Jose Angel Gurria
Preceded by Miguel Mancera	Governor of the Bank of Mexico 1998—present	Succeeded by Incumbent