Herminio Blanco Mendoza
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Herminio Alonso Blanco Mendoza (b. July 25, 1950 in Chihuahua) is a Mexican
economist. He was the chief Mexican negotiator of the North American Free Trade Agreement
and served as Secretary of Commerce and Industry
in the cabinet of President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
Blanco is the son of Baltazar Arturo Blanco Valenzuela and Hortensia Mendoza Rosas. He graduated from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies with a bachelor's degree in economics and from the University of Chicago
with both a master's and a doctorate's degree in the same discipline.
From 1980 to 1985 Blanco read several courses in economics at University of Chicago
. In his last year he joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party
(PRI) and started working as an economics advisor to President Miguel de la Madrid
in Mexico City
. When President Carlos Salinas de Gortari took office, Blanco joined the cabinet as undersecretary of foreign trade (1988 – 1990) and later on as head of the North American Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Office.
Blanco Mendoza is married to Ana Elena Portilla Gutiérrez.
Mexican people
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economist. He was the chief Mexican negotiator of the North American Free Trade Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement
The North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994. It superseded the Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement...
and served as Secretary of Commerce and Industry
Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development (Mexico)
In Mexico,The Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development was the head of the extinct Secretariat of Commerce and Industrial Development...
in the cabinet of President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
Blanco is the son of Baltazar Arturo Blanco Valenzuela and Hortensia Mendoza Rosas. He graduated from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies with a bachelor's degree in economics and from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
with both a master's and a doctorate's degree in the same discipline.
From 1980 to 1985 Blanco read several courses in economics at University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. In his last year he joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...
(PRI) and started working as an economics advisor to President Miguel de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.-Biography:...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. When President Carlos Salinas de Gortari took office, Blanco joined the cabinet as undersecretary of foreign trade (1988 – 1990) and later on as head of the North American Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Office.
Blanco Mendoza is married to Ana Elena Portilla Gutiérrez.