Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez Explained

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez [1]
Office:Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
President:Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Term Start:July 18, 2019[2]
Term End:July 15, 2021
Predecessor:Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías
Successor:Rogelio Ramírez de la O
Office2:Assistant Secretary of the Interior[3]
Term Start2:December 12, 2018[4]
Term End2:July 9, 2019
Office3:Secretary of Finances of the Federal District (DF)[5]
Appointer3:Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez
Term Start3:2000
Term End3:2006
Birth Date:21 March 1967[6]
Birth Place:Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico
Parents:Irma Gutiérrez Mejía
Arturo Herrera Cabañas[7]
Education:Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (BA)
El Colegio de México (MA)
New York University

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez is a Mexican economist and former member of the Cabinet of Mexico designated as Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to replace Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías on July 9, 2019, ratified on July 18, 2019, by the Chamber of Deputies. On June 9, 2021, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that Herrera would step down as Secretary of Finance and Public Credit and nominate him as governor of the Bank of Mexico in December 2021. Herrera had previously served as Assistant Secretary in the same office. From 2000 to 2006 he served as secretary of finances for Mexico City under both AMLO and Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez. He worked for the World Bank 2010 to 2017.

Education

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), a master's degree in economics from El Colegio de México (Colmex), and has done studies towards a doctorate from New York University (NYU). He has taught classes in economics at Colmex and NYU.

Bank of Mexico

In anticipation of the end of Alejandro Díaz de León term as governor of Bank of Mexico, AMLO announced his intention of proposing Herrera to Congress as Díaz de León's successor.[8] At the same time Rogelio Ramírez de la O is announced as Herrera's replacement as secretary of finance.[9]

Family and personal life

Herrera Gutiérrez was born in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico, on March 21, 1968. His father was Arturo Herrera Cabañas, a friend of composer Eduardo Mata, and his mother is Irma Gutiérrez Mejía. He has two brothers, Tonatiuh Herrera Gutiérrez and Yuri Herrera Gutiérrez;[10] his uncle Rafael was municipal president of Actopan, who began the Feria de Barbacoa in the community.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perfil ¿Quién es Arturo Herrera, el nuevo titular de Hacienda? • Forbes México . Forbes México . Forges . August 16, 2020 . es-MX . 9 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Diputados aprueban a Arturo Herrera en Hacienda, pese a rechazo de PAN-PRD . Expansión . August 16, 2020 . es . 18 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Nombramiento del Secretario de Hacienda y Crédito Público . SEGOB . August 16, 2020.
  4. Web site: Quién es Arturo Herrera, el nuevo titular de Hacienda y viejo conocido de AMLO . Animal Político . August 16, 2020 . es . 9 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Biografía de Arturo Herrera . López-Dóriga Digital . August 16, 2020 . es-MX . 9 July 2019.
  6. Web site: 156 Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez . Lideres Mexicanos . August 16, 2020.
  7. Web site: Hernández . Elizabeth . Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez, un hombre unido a su familia . www.milenio.com . Milenio . August 16, 2020.
  8. Web site: AMLO mueve ‘sus cartas’: Va Herrera a Banxico y Ramírez de la O a Hacienda . El Financiero . June 14, 2021 . es-MX . 11 July 2019.
  9. Web site: Andrés Manuel López Obrador Cabinet Reshuffle . ArenaPublica . April 12, 2022.
  10. Web site: Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez, hidalguense cimero . Criterio Hidalgo . August 16, 2020 . es-MX . 11 July 2019.