Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León, GColIH[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [erˈnesto seˈðiʝo]; born December 27, 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician. He was 54th President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000.
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File:Carlos Menem recibe a Ernesto Zedillo 06.jpg Ernesto Zedillo in 1996. | |
54th President of Mexico | |
In office December 1, 1994 – November 30, 2000 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
Succeeded by | Vicente Fox Quezada |
Secretary of Education | |
In office January 7, 1992 – November 29, 1993 | |
President | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
Preceded by | Manuel Bartlett |
Succeeded by | Fernando Solana |
Secretary of Programming and Budget | |
In office December 1, 1988 – January 7, 1992 | |
President | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
Preceded by | Pedro Aspe |
Succeeded by | Rogelio Gasca |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León December 27, 1951 Mexico City, Mexico |
Political party | Institutional Revolutionary |
Spouse(s) | Nilda Patricia Velasco |
Children | 5 |
Parents | Rodolfo Zedillo Castillo Martha Alicia Ponce de León |
Residence | New Haven, CT, United States |
Alma mater | National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) Yale University |
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He was the last Mexican president from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), a 71 year streak. He became the PRI candidate after the original nominee Luis Donaldo Colosio was assassinated.
Ernesto Zedillo Media
Vladimir Putin and Ernesto Zedillo, at the Millennium Summit, 2000
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Zedillo at the World Economic Forum 2009
Ernesto Zedillo with Edmund Phelps, winner of the 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, at the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda 2008
Ernesto Zedillo's approval ratings (1994-2000). Approve* Disapprove* Doesn't know/no answer
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Zedillo at the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Mr. Ernesto Zedillo, Chair GDN Board of Directors, kicks off the conference.
References
- ↑ "Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 1 August 2017.