Juan Ramón de la Fuente
Mexican politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Fuente and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.
Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez (born 5 September 1951 in Mexico City) is a Mexican psychiatrist, academician and politician who served as Secretary of Health in the cabinet of President Ernesto Zedillo (1994–1999) and as rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) from 1999 to 2007. He is currently a professor emeritus of Psychiatry at National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and Chairs the Board of the Aspen Institute Mexico.[1] On 18 February 2019 he began his term as the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations.[2]
Quick Facts Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations, President ...
Juan Ramón de la Fuente | |
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Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations | |
Assumed office 18 February 2019 | |
President | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
Preceded by | Juan José Gómez Camacho |
Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico | |
In office 1999–2007 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Barnés de Castro |
Succeeded by | José Narro Robles |
Personal details | |
Born | (1951-09-05) 5 September 1951 (age 72) Mexico City, Mexico |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico (MD) University of Minnesota (MS) Mayo Clinic |
Profession | Physician |
Awards | National Prize for Arts and Sciences (2006) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychiatry, addictions |
Institutions | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
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