José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz
Argentine lawyer, businessman, and economist (1925–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz (13 August 1925 – 16 March 2013) was an Argentine lawyer, businessman, and economist. He was the Minister of Economy of Argentina during the country's last military dictatorship (1976—1983) (especifically during Jorge Rafael Videla's regime, between 1976 and 1981), and shaped the economic policy of the dictatorship until its end.[1]
José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz | |
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Minister of Economy of Argentina | |
In office 29 March 1976 – 31 March 1981 | |
President | Jorge Rafael Videla |
Preceded by | Joaquín de la Heras |
Succeeded by | Lorenzo Sigaut |
In office 21 May 1963 – 12 October 1963 | |
President | José María Guido |
Preceded by | Eustaquio Méndez Delfino |
Succeeded by | Eugenio Blanco |
Personal details | |
Born | (1925-08-13)13 August 1925 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Died | 16 March 2013(2013-03-16) (aged 87) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires University of Cambridge |
Website | Official website |
Martínez de Hoz was an economic orthodox of businessman origin, who imposed a plan of economic neoliberalism reforms in the 1970s that aroused strong controversies.[2] From 1976 until today, globalization began to appear and some attempts of insertion in the world began.[3] The spirit of all the reforms implemented during his administration was that of economic liberalization and "economic freedom", and its results and legacy are highly controversial to this day, either being praised or strongly criticized in Argentina depending on the period and side of the general political spectrum.[2]