Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías
Carlos Urzúa | |
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Urzúa in 2012 | |
| Secretary of Finance and Public Credit | |
| In office 1 December 2018 – 9 July 2019 | |
| President | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Preceded by | José Antonio González Anaya |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías 9 June 1955 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| Died | 19 February 2024 (aged 68) San Jerónimo Lídice, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Education | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (BA) National Polytechnic Institute (MA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (PhD) |
Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías (9 June 1955 – 19 February 2024) was a Mexican politician and academic who was Professor of Economics at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City and Santa Fe campuses. He was a National Researcher and a member of the Mexican Academy of Science. Urzúa Macías served as the Secretary of Finance for the Mexico City government from 2000 to 2003. He was also an award-winning poet.
In 2018 President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appointed Urzúa Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit. But less than a year into the job Urzúa quit, citing strong differences with the President's policies.