Carlos Salinas de Gortari Rank
About Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Carlos Salinas de Gortari is a trained economist who became Mexico’s 60th President in 1988. Before assuming office, Carlos worked as the country’s Secretary of Programming and Budget. He prioritized the development of the economy during his six years stay at the presidency.
Through his "Stability and Economic Growth Pact" economic strategy in the 1990s, he introduced the new Mexican peso. A number of corruption scandals and mismanagements made him unpopular during the latter part of his reign.
Family
He’s one of the children of Margarita De Gortari De Salinas and her economist husband Raúl Salinas Lozano. He’s the nephew of renowned philosopher Elí de Gortari, and the brother of Raúl Salinas de Gortari, a famous Mexican business executive.
Between 1972 and 1995, he was married to Cecilia Occelli. During their time together, they had three kids including Carlos Emiliano Salinas, a businessman. He has been married to Ana Paula Gerard since 1995. Their union has produced three children named Mateo, Ana Emilia, and Patricio.
Education
He read economics at National Autonomous University of Mexico, and continued at Harvard University. Gortari attended the Harvard Kennedy School for his PhD program.
Honors
This famous politician has been the recipient of many medals including Spain’s Knight of the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, as well as the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
Trivia
In 1988, he became Mexico’s first non-legal practitioner to be elected as the president in the last four decades.
He played a key role in the negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
In 2002, he published a book titled “Mexico: The Policy and Politics of Modernization”.
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F.A.Q. about Carlos Salinas de Gortari
When is his birthday?
Carlos Salinas de Gortari's birthday is on April 3, 1948.
In how many days is his birthday?
Carlos' birthday is in 350 days
How old is he?
He is 76 years old.
Where is Carlos from?
He was born in Mexico City, Mexico.