Gerardo Ruiz Mateos
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Gerardo Ruiz Mateos. Mexican engineer and politician. Former Secretary of Economy in Mexico.
Holds a degree in Industrial Engineering
and Systems at the ITESM and has a specialty in Economics
and Finance
. He also holds a Diploma in Social Training from the Social Union of Businessmen in Mexico and attended a course on Top Management
at IPADE
.
Holds a degree in Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
and Systems at the ITESM and has a specialty 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"...
and Finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
. He also holds a Diploma in Social Training from the Social Union of Businessmen in Mexico and attended a course on Top Management
Top Management
is a Family Computer business simulation video game that turns the player into a highly respected corporate title holder.-Summary:Using the management skills provided by the game, he/she must turn his/her fledgling into a profitable super corporation. Created by Koei, the game was geared towards...
at IPADE
IPADE
IPADE, is the business school of Universidad Panamericana, or Pan-American University, a private university in Mexico...
.
His career
- In 1989, Ruiz Mateos was appointed Director General of Automotive Moulding of Mexico, now known as Linde Pullman, Mexico, where he was responsible for the growth strategy based on a highly participatory model of social firms.
- In 1995, he was President of the Mexican Foundation for Rural DevelopmentRural DevelopmentUSDA Office of Rural Development is an agency with the United States Department of Agriculture which runs programs intended to improve the economy and quality of life in rural America....
in Mexico state. - He belonged to the board of the Social Union of Businessmen from 1996 to 2000, where he served as president in 2000.
- He has been a member of the National Action PartyNational Action Party (Mexico)The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the...
since 1995. - He was a member of the National Executive CommitteeNational Executive CommitteeThe National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party. Its composition has changed over the years, and includes representatives of affiliated trade unions, the Parliamentary Labour Party and European Parliamentary Labour Party, Constituency Labour Parties,...
from 2002 to 2005 - He was President of the Surveillance Commission of the National Council in 2001 and 2002.
- He also served as Executive Secretary of the National Executive Committee of the PANNational Action Party (Mexico)The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the...
from 1996 to 1998. - He was Administration and Finance Coordinator of the Felipe Calderón's presidential campaign, from December 2005 to July 2006. Once Felipe CalderónFelipe CalderónFelipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
was declared President Elect, he served as Technical CoordinatorTechnical CoordinatorThe American Radio Relay League technical coordinator is a section-level official appointed by the Section Manager to coordinate all technical activities within the section...
of the transition. - On December 2006, President Felipe Calderón appointed Gerardo Ruiz "Coordinator of Cabinets and Special Projects of the President’s Office", where he would be responsible for coordinating the actions of the various cabinets for meeting the objectives set by the president; coordinating the actions related to the strategic agenda to align public policies and the National Development Project (NDP) to a long-term project scheduled for completion in 2030 and coordinate the work involved in the special projects assigned by the president.
- On August 2008, President Felipe Calderón appointed Gerardo Ruiz "Secretary of Economy in Mexico"