Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez is a Mexican economist and former member of the

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designated as Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) by President

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(AMLO) to replace Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías on July 9,

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, ratified on July 18, 2019, by the

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DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Meets with Arturo Herrera Gutierrez

On June 9,

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, President

announced that Herrera would step down as Secretary of Finance and Public Credit and nominate him as Governor of the

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in December 2021. Herrera had previously served as Assistant Secretary in the same office. From 2000-2006 he served as Secretary of Finances for

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under both AMLO and

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. He worked for the

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2010 to 2017.

Education

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez received a bachelor's degree in economics from the

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana The Metropolitan Autonomous University ( Spanish: ''Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana'') also known as UAM, is a Mexican public university. Founded in 1974 with the support of then-President Luis Echeverria Alvarez, the institution aims to be c ...

(UAM), a master's degree in economics from

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(Colmex), and has done studies towards a doctorate from

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(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

, AMLO announced his intention of proposing Herrera to Congress as Díaz de León's successor. At the same time

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is announced as Herrera's replacement as secretary of finance.

Family and personal life

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez was born in

Actopan, Hidalgo ''Actopan'' ( Otomi: Ma’yüts’i) is a city and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 280.1 km. It is crossed by the federal road that runs from Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo a ...

, Mexico, on March 21, 1968. His father was Arturo Herrera Cabañas, a friend of composer

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, and his mother is Irma Gutiérrez Mejía. He has two brothers, Tonatiuh Herrera Gutiérrez and Yuri Herrera Gutiérrez; his uncle Rafael was municipal president of Actopan, who began the ''Feria de Barbacoa'' in the community.

References

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