When was Ernesto Zedillo born?

Ernesto Zedillo was born on 27 December 1951 in Mexico City.

What positions has Ernesto Zedillo held?

Positions held by Ernesto Zedillo include: President of Mexico (1994–2000); Mexico presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party (1994–1994); Secretariat of Public Education (1992–1993); education minister.

Where did Ernesto Zedillo study?

Ernesto Zedillo was educated at National Polytechnic Institute, Yale University.

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Ernesto Zedillo

61st President of Mexico

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Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He was the 61st president of Mexico from 1994 to 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted 71-year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

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Born: 27 December 1951 wd
Place of birth: Mexico City wd
Citizenship: Mexico wd
Occupation: economist, university teacher, author, politician wd
Political party: Institutional Revolutionary Party, Party of the Mexican Revolution wd
Education: National Polytechnic Institute, Yale University wd

Positions held wd

President of Mexico (1 December 1994 – 30 November 2000)
Mexico presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party (1994–1994)
Secretariat of Public Education (7 January 1992 – 29 November 1993)
education minister

Awards wd

Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎ (1996)
Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear (2002)
Wilbur Cross Medal (2001)
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary
Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1995)
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (1998)
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1996)
honorary doctor of Harvard University (2003)
Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania
honorary doctor of the University of Miami (2002)
Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of the Sun of Peru
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1999)
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class
Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Gold Olympic Order (1997)

Questions

When was Ernesto Zedillo born?: Ernesto Zedillo was born on 27 December 1951 in Mexico City.
What positions has Ernesto Zedillo held?: Positions held by Ernesto Zedillo include: President of Mexico (1994–2000); Mexico presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party (1994–1994); Secretariat of Public Education (1992–1993); education minister.
Where did Ernesto Zedillo study?: Ernesto Zedillo was educated at National Polytechnic Institute, Yale University.

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