José Antonio Meade

Mexican politician

José Antonio Meade Kuribreña (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˌse anˈtonjo ˈmið kuɾiˈβɾeɲa]; born 27 February 1969)[1] is a Mexican politician, economist, lawyer, and diplomat. He served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of Social Development, Secretary of Energy and twice as Secretary of Finance and Public Credit.

José Antonio Meade Kuribreña
Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
In office
7 September 2016 – 27 November 2017
PresidentEnrique Peña Nieto
Preceded byLuis Videgaray Caso
Succeeded byJosé Antonio González Anaya
In office
9 September 2011 – 30 November 2012
PresidentFelipe Calderón
Preceded byErnesto Cordero Arroyo
Succeeded byLuis Videgaray Caso
Secretary of Social Development
In office
27 August 2015 – 6 September 2016
PresidentEnrique Peña Nieto
Preceded byRosario Robles
Succeeded byLuis Enrique Miranda
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 December 2012 – 26 August 2015
PresidentEnrique Peña Nieto
Preceded byPatricia Espinosa
Succeeded byClaudia Ruiz Massieu
Secretary of Energy
In office
7 January 2011 – 9 September 2011
PresidentFelipe Calderón
Preceded byGeorgina Kessel
Succeeded byJordy Herrera Flores
Personal details
Born
José Antonio Meade Kuribreña

(1969-02-27) 27 February 1969 (age 55)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party
Alma materMexico Autonomous Institute of Technology
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Yale University
WebsiteGovernment website

On 27 November 2017, he resigned his post as Secretary of Finance and Public Credit in order to run for President of Mexico as a candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in the 2018 presidential election.[2]

References change

  1. "Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público Directorio". gob.mx. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  2. "José Meade makes public speech as first presidential candidate - Riviera Maya News". 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.