Julio Rodolfo Moctezuma
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Julio Rodolfo Moctezuma Cid (born in 1927) was a Mexican
lawyer who served as the first Secretary of Finance (1976-77) in the cabinet of President José López Portillo
, as director-general of Pemex
(1981-82) and as director-general of the now extinct Somex bank (1982-88).
Moctezuma was born in Mexico City
into a family composed by Alberto Jimenez —a farmer— and Adela Moctezuma. He graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
(UNAM) with a bachelor's degree Law and married Blanca Rosa Franco. He practiced law in , lectured in Political Science at the National University, held several posts at the extinct Secretariat of the Presidency and worked as an adviser to the National Company for Basic Commodities (Conasupo).
When José López Portillo
—a close friend of his since the 1950s— assumed the presidency of Mexico, he served briefly as his first Secretary of Finance but was forced to resign on 17 November 1977 after several public policy disagreements with Carlos Tello Macías
, the statist
Secretary of Budget and Planning in the federal cabinet.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
lawyer who served as the first Secretary of Finance (1976-77) in the cabinet of President José López Portillo
José López Portillo
José López Portillo y Pacheco was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.Born in Mexico City, López Portillo studied Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico before beginning his political career with the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1959.He held several positions in the...
, as director-general of Pemex
Pemex
Petróleos Mexicanos or Pemex is a Mexican state-owned petroleum company. As of 2010, with a total asset worth of $415.75 billion, it is the second non-publicly listed largest company in the world by total market value, and Latin America's second largest enterprise by annual revenue as of 2009...
(1981-82) and as director-general of the now extinct Somex bank (1982-88).
Moctezuma was born in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
into a family composed by Alberto Jimenez —a farmer— and Adela Moctezuma. He graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
(UNAM) with a bachelor's degree Law and married Blanca Rosa Franco. He practiced law in , lectured in Political Science at the National University, held several posts at the extinct Secretariat of the Presidency and worked as an adviser to the National Company for Basic Commodities (Conasupo).
When José López Portillo
José López Portillo
José López Portillo y Pacheco was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.Born in Mexico City, López Portillo studied Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico before beginning his political career with the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1959.He held several positions in the...
—a close friend of his since the 1950s— assumed the presidency of Mexico, he served briefly as his first Secretary of Finance but was forced to resign on 17 November 1977 after several public policy disagreements with Carlos Tello Macías
Carlos Tello Macías
Carlos Tello Macías is a Mexican socialist-oriented economist, academic and diplomat. He is a former ambassador to Cuba, Portugal and Russia and a former Secretary of Budget and Planning in the cabinet of President José López Portillo...
, the statist
Statism
Statism is a term usually describing a political philosophy, whether of the right or the left, that emphasises the role of the state in politics or supports the use of the state to achieve economic, military or social goals...
Secretary of Budget and Planning in the federal cabinet.