José Narro Robles (born December 5, 1948) is a Mexican physician, researcher, academic and politician. He is a former director of the

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of the

National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public university, public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countri ...

(UNAM) and was elected its 23rd Rector on November 20, 2007. After two 4-year periods leading UNAM, in February 2016, he was appointed by Mexican President

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to replace Mercedes Juan as head of the Mexican

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. Robles has enacted as adviser for the

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and

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. He has been president of the

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, of which he has been a member since 1992. He has also worked as General Director of Health Services of the

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, Secretary-General of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Undersecretary of Migratory Services and Population at the Ministry of the Interior (''Secretaría de Gobernación'') and Undersecretary of Health at the Federal Secretariat of Health. He holds a number of honorary doctorates from Latin American and European universities.

Honorary doctorates

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, United Kingdom (2012) *

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(2017) * Universidad de la Habana, Cuba (2016) * Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (2011) *

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, Spain (2016) *

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, Mexico (2015) *

Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla The Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla () (BUAP) is the oldest and largest university in Puebla, Mexico. Founded on 15 April 1578 as Colegio del Espíritu Santo, the school was sponsored by the Society of Jesus during most of the Spanis ...

, Mexico (2013) *

Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa The Autonomous University of Sinaloa (''Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa'' or UAS) is a public university, public university with its central campus located in the state capital of Culiacán, Sinaloa and with campuses in multiple locations within ...

, Mexico (2015) *

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, Mexico 2015 *

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, Mexico (2016)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Narro Robles, Jose National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni People from Saltillo 1948 births Living people Alumni of the University of Birmingham Secretaries of health of Mexico