Fernando Canales Clariond
Economy Secretary
México
Keynote Speaker: Mexico's Economic Growth towards Globalization
Mr. Canales was born in Monterrey , Nuevo León, on July 21, 1945 . He is married to Angela Stelzer and has four children: Angela, Fernando, Francisco and Mariana.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's Degree in Law, Escuela Libre de Derecho.
Master's Degree in Business Administration, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
Specialization Course in Industrial Management, Institute of Higher Studies of The Hague , Netherlands .
Specialization Course in the French Language and Civilization, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (PRIVATE SECTOR)
Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Grupo IMSA, S.A de C.V.
Board Member of several companies in the United States , Colombia , Venezuela , Argentina and Chile .
REPRESENTATIONS
President of the Chambers Federation of Commerce of Monterrey .
President of the Chamber of Commerce of Nuevo León.
Vice President of the Mexican National Confederation Chambers of Commerce.
Advisor of the Employers Center of Nuevo León .
Assembly Member of the Mexican Institute of Social Security.
Regional Adviser of the Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores (Workers Housing Development Institute.
Mexico-United States Binational Commission of the Ford Foundation.
Advisor of the Rural Promotion Center , Civil Corporation.
POLITICAL ACTIVITY :
Active member of the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) since 1978.
Member of the Executive Committee of the PAN for the State of Nuevo León .
Member of the State Council of the PAN in Nuevo León.
Member of the National Executive Committee of the PAN.
Federal Representative Candidate of the PAN in 1979.
PAN´s Governor Candidate for the State of Nuevo León in 1985 and 1997.
Member of the Alternative Cabinet of Manuel Clouthier in 1988.
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS:
Majority Federal Representative for the first electoral district of the State of Nuevo León
Constitutional Governor of the State of Nuevo León for the period 1997 - 2003.
Since January 15 th , 2003 , was appointed Secretary of the Economy by the President of Mexico, Mr. Vicente Fox Quesada.
IDIOMS
Mr. Canales speaks Spanish, English and French fluenty.
