José Ángel Gurría
| José Ángel Gurría | |
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| Secretary-General of the OECD | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Don Johnston [1] |
| Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico | |
| In office 1 January 1998 – 30 November 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Guillermo Ortiz Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Gil Díaz |
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico | |
| In office 1 December 1994 – 31 December 1997 [2] |
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| Preceded by | Manuel Tello Macías |
| Succeeded by | Rosario Green |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1950 Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | Revolutionary Institutional Party |
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Profession | Economist |
José Ángel Gurría Treviño (born May 8, 1950, Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas), also known as Ángel Gurría,[3] is a Mexican economist and diplomat. He is the current secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since June 1, 2006.
Gurría graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Leeds, in the United Kingdom and at Harvard University, in the United States. He served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1994–1997) and as Secretary of Finance (1998–2000) in the Ernesto Zedillo administration. In Foreign Affairs he opposed the Helms-Burton Act and in Treasury he restructured the foreign debt. He also negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and requested financial aid during the 1994 crisis.
Gurría has also been President and CEO of the National Development Bank (Nafin) of Mexico and President and CEO of the Foreign Trade Bank (Bancomext). From 2003 to 2005 he was a chair member of the Inter-American Development Bank's External Advisory Group.
He was the architect of the economic stabilization of the economy, partially by cutting government spending six times during the Zedillo administration. The effect of his work has been felt during Vicente Fox's administration who nominated him to lead the OECD in July 2005.
Since 2010 he has also served as a Commissioner for the Broadband Commission for Digital Development which leverages broadband technologies as a key enabler for social and economic development.[4]
Gurría speaks six languages: Spanish, French, English, Portuguese, Italian and German.[5]
The OECD, on September 30, 2010, reappointed Angel Gurría to a second five-year mandate when his current term finishes on 1 June 2011.[6]
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- ^ "Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD". OECD. http://www.oecd.org/document/62/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35768574_1_1_1_1,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Los Cancilleres de México a través de su Historia" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. http://www.sre.gob.mx/acerca/secretarios/xx.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ "Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD". Oecd.org. 2011-10-03. http://www.oecd.org/document/62/0,3746,en_2649_201185_35768574_1_1_1_1,00.html. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
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- ^ Artega, José Manuel (2005-07-21). "Gurría se perfila rumbo a la OCDE" (in Spanish). El Universal. http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=46699&tabla=finanzas. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "OECD countries renew Angel Gurría’s mandate as Secretary-General". OECD Media Division. 2010-09-30. http://www.oecd.org/document/8/0,3343,en_21571361_44315115_46108488_1_1_1_1,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
| Preceded by Manuel Tello Macías |
Secretary of Foreign Affairs 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by Rosario Green |
- 1950 births
- Living people
- People from Tampico, Tamaulipas
- Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
- Mexican economists
- Mexican Secretaries of Foreign Affairs
- Mexican Secretaries of Finance
- Harvard University alumni
- National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development officials
- Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 1st Class
