Antonio Ortiz Mena, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio Ortiz Mena

President of the Inter-American Development Bank and Secretary of Finance of Mexico.

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1907

Place of Birth: Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico

Date of Death: 12-Mar-2007

Profession: lawyer, minister, economist, banker

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Antonio Ortiz Mena (16 April 1907 – 12 March 2007) was a Mexican economist who served as President of the Inter-American Development Bank (1971–1988) and as Mexico's Secretary of Finance during the administrations of Adolfo López Mateos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1958–1970).According to Pedro Aspe —who served as Secretary of Finance almost two decades later— during Ortiz' tenure Mexico's per-capita income grew 3.4 percent annually for twelve years and economic growth averaged six percent a year; inflation often remained below three percent, and millions entered the middle class as the country began its transformation from a largely rural economy to an industrial one.