Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías
Mexican politician (1955–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urzúa and the second or maternal family name is Macías.
Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías (9 June 1955 – 19 February 2024) was a Mexican politician and academic who was Professor of Economics at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City and Santa Fe campuses. He was a National Researcher and a member of the Mexican Academy of Science. Urzúa Macías served as the Secretary of Finance for the Mexico City government from 2000 to 2003. He was also an award-winning poet.
Quick Facts Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, President ...
Carlos Urzúa | |
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Secretary of Finance and Public Credit | |
In office 1 December 2018 – 9 July 2019 | |
President | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
Preceded by | José Antonio González Anaya |
Succeeded by | Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez |
Personal details | |
Born | Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías (1955-06-09)9 June 1955 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Died | 19 February 2024(2024-02-19) (aged 68) San Jerónimo Lídice, Mexico City, Mexico |
Education | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (BA) National Polytechnic Institute (MA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (PhD) |
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In 2018 President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appointed Urzúa Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit.[1] But less than a year into the job Urzúa quit, citing strong differences with the President's policies.[2]