Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal (born 19 April 1957) is a Mexican economist and politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He previously served as the Secretary of Economy of Mexico during the presidency of Enrique Peña Nieto.[1]

Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Secretary of Economy
In office
1 December 2012 – 30 November 2018
PresidentEnrique Peña Nieto
Preceded byBruno Ferrari García de Alba
Succeeded byGraciela Márquez Colín
Personal details
Born (1957-04-19) 19 April 1957
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Political party PRI
Alma materUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Arizona State University
ProfessionEconomist and politician

He also served as Deputy of the LVIII and LIX Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Nuevo León.[2]

For more than three decades, served in a wide range of leading positions in international organizations and the public sector, both in the legislative and executive branches of Mexico, in charge of international trade, trade negotiations, economic competition, industrial policy, and regulatory improvement, among others.

He served as Mexico’s Secretary of Economy. During his tenure, he led many trade negotiations, such as the modernization of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, formerly NAFTA) the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union, and the negotiations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Pacific Alliance.

References
  1. "Guajardo Villarreal, el responsable de economía". CNN Mexico. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 4 December 2014.


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