Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal (born 19 April 1957) is a Mexican economist and politician from the

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(PRI). He served as the Secretary of Economy during the presidency of

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. He also served in the

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during the 58th (2000–2003) and 61st (2009–2012, for Nuevo León's 2nd) sessions of

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. For more than three decades, he served in a wide range of leading positions in international organizations and the public sector, both in the legislative and executive branches of Mexico, in charge of such matters as international trade, trade negotiations, economic competition, industrial policy, and regulatory improvement. During his tenure as Secretary of Economy, he led many trade negotiations, such as the modernization of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ( USMCA, formerly

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) the

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, and the negotiations of the

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(CPTPP) and the

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References

1957 births Living people Politicians from Monterrey Mexican economists Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Nuevo León Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians Secretaries of economy of Mexico Autonomous University of Nuevo León alumni Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Deputies of the LVII Legislature of Mexico Deputies of the LIX Legislature of Mexico {{Mexico-deputy-InstitutionalRevolutionary-1950s-stub