Jesús F. Reyes Heroles
Encyclopedia
Jesús Federico Reyes-Heroles González Garza is a Mexican economist and politician. He is a member of PRI
and co-founder and executive president of "Grupo de Economistas y Asociados" (GEA), a consulting firm that has become the first independent organization dedicated to political and economic analysis. He holds a B.A.
in Economics
from ITAM
and a Ph.D.
in Economics from MIT
.
of the Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos (BANOBRAS), the development bank for infrastructure. After this, he became Secretary of Energy in the Cabinet of President Ernesto Zedillo
where he was also President of the Board of several governmental companies such as PEMEX, CFE
and LyFC. Then he wa appointed Mexican Ambassador to the United States from October 1997 to November 2000.
In December 2006, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa named Reyes Heroles as Director-General of PEMEX. On September 8, 2009, he was relieved from this position.
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...
and co-founder and executive president of "Grupo de Economistas y Asociados" (GEA), a consulting firm that has become the first independent organization dedicated to political and economic analysis. He holds a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
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in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from ITAM
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
The Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México , commonly known as ITAM, is a private Ph.D.-granting research university located in Mexico City, Mexico...
and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Economics from MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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.
Career
In December 1994 he was nominated Director-GeneralDirector-general
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of the Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos (BANOBRAS), the development bank for infrastructure. After this, he became Secretary of Energy in the Cabinet of President Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party...
where he was also President of the Board of several governmental companies such as PEMEX, CFE
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
The Comisión Federal de Electricidad is the Mexican state-owned electric widely known as CFE. It is the dominant electric company and the second most powerful state-owned company in Mexico after Pemex. The Mexican constitution states that the government is responsible for the control and...
and LyFC. Then he wa appointed Mexican Ambassador to the United States from October 1997 to November 2000.
In December 2006, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa named Reyes Heroles as Director-General of PEMEX. On September 8, 2009, he was relieved from this position.