Antonio Ortiz Mena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortiz and the second or maternal family name is Mena.
Antonio Ortiz Mena
President of the Inter-American Development Bank
In office
1971–1988
Preceded byFelipe Herrera
Succeeded byEnrique V. Iglesias
Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
In office
1 December 1958 – 13 August 1970[1]
PresidentAdolfo López Mateos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
Preceded byAntonio Carrillo Flores
Succeeded byHugo B. Margáin
Personal details
Born(1907-04-16)16 April 1907[2][nb 1]
Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico[3]
Died12 March 2007(2007-03-12) (aged 99)
Mexico City, Mexico[4]
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
SpouseMartha Salinas[4]
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)[5]

Antonio Ortiz Mena (16 April 1907 – 12 March 2007) was a Mexican economist who served as President of the Inter-American Development Bank (1971–1988) and as Mexico's Secretary of Finance during the administrations of Adolfo López Mateos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1958–1970).[6]

According to Pedro Aspe —who served as Secretary of Finance almost two decades later— during Ortiz' tenure Mexico's per-capita income grew 3.4 percent annually for twelve years and economic growth averaged six percent a year; inflation often remained below three percent, and millions entered the middle class as the country began its transformation from a largely rural economy to an industrial one.[2]

  1. ^ Office of the Historian. "Document 43: Memorandum From the Under Secretary of the Treasury (Walker) to President Nixon". Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976. Volume IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b Malkin, Elisabeth (16 March 2007). "Antonio Ortiz Mena, 99, Mexican Finance Minister in 1960s, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  3. ^ Camp, Roderic Ai (1995). Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-1993 (3rd ed.). University of Texas Press. p. 528. ISBN 978-0-292-71181-5. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Honoring the memory of former IDB President Antonio Ortiz Mena". Announcements. Inter-American Development Bank. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Patricia (22 March 2007). "Antonio Ortiz Mena, 99; Inter-American Bank Chief". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  6. ^ Basáñez, Miguel (1996). "El sector público". La lucha por la hegemonía en México, 1968-1990 (in Spanish) (10th ed.). Mexico City: Siglo XXI. p. 84. ISBN 978-968-23-1659-3. OCLC 37776045. Retrieved 2009-12-10.


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