Pedro Cerisola y Weber (born March 3, 1949, in

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

) is a Mexican architect who served as Secretary of Communications under President

Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Quesada (; born 2 July 1942) is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. After campaigning as a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist, Fox was elected president on the Nat ...

's administration. Cerisola studied

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at 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 at the

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. In the 1980s he worked in the Secretariat of Communications in the aeronautics area. In the

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he worked for Teléfonos de Mexico serving in different position. Cerisola headed Vicente Fox's campaign for the

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. In 2000 President Fox designated him Secretary of Communications. He is a member of the

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executive committee.

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1949 births Living people Mexican architects Politicians from Mexico City Architects from Mexico City Secretaries of communications and transportation of Mexico National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni {{Mexico-architect-stub