Luis Pazos (born in

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

on 25 August 1947) is a Mexican economist, writer and politician. He has a degree in Economics and Administration from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey TEC), and a degree in Law from the

Escuela Libre de Derecho Escuela Libre de Derecho (ELD) is a law school in Mexico City founded in 1912. Since its establishment in 1912, the Escuela has had as its only mission the teaching of law, breeding from the principles of academic freedom, outside of any form of ...

in Mexico City. He studied public administration at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

(NYU).

Academic career

At the

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...

(UNAM) he received a master's degree in public finance, and a doctorate in superior studies at the Law School, where lectured on the theory of economics. He has also lectured on Political Economy at the Escuela Libre de Derecho. In 1990, Pazos was awarded a doctorate Honoris Causa by Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala, and he has lectured there as a guest professor.Honorary Doctoral Degrees
at

Universidad Francisco Marroquín Francisco Marroquín University (Spanish: ''Universidad Francisco Marroquín''), also known by the abbreviation UFM, is a private, secular university in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It describes its mission as "to teach and disseminate the ethical ...

Work

Apart from writing articles on economics and finance for various Latin American publications, and commentating for radio and TV, Pazos has published thirty seven books on subjects ranging from economics and politics to history. He acted as honorary director of the “Free Enterprise Investigation Center,” and president of the Budget and Public Account Committee in the House of Representatives of the Congress of Mexico. From 2003 to 2007, Pazos was CEO of the National Bank of Public Works (

Banobras Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, SNC (National Works and Public Services Bank) or Banobras is a state owned development bank in Mexico. Its core business is sub national (Municipal and State governments) and project finance. It w ...

) in Mexico. He is the director of the Financial Services Consumer Protection Agency (Condusef).

References

* http://www.asuntoscapitales.com/articulos/biografia.asp?id=l&ids=2&idss=8&idco=7 Translation by Barbara Koose * https://web.archive.org/web/20070519011532/http://www.luispazos.com.mx/varios/pazos.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20070614034102/http://www.aipenet.com/Indice/articulos_por_autor.asp?primer_nombre=Luis&primer_apellido=Pazos

External links

Luis Pazos's Videos at NewMedia

Luis Pazos Blog
In Spanish

December 1998 (In Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Pazos, Luis 1947 births Living people Academic staff of the National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexican business writers Mexican economists Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education alumni Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service alumni National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) 21st-century Mexican politicians Politicians from Veracruz People from Veracruz (city) Writers from Veracruz Deputies of the LVIII Legislature of Mexico