Gabriela García-Quinn
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Gabriela García-Quinn | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of Economy | |
| Assumed office 15 January 2024 | |
| President | Bernardo Arévalo |
| Preceded by | Luz Mariana Pérez Contreras |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | American University |
Adriana Gabriela García Pacheco is a Guatemalan economist. She has served as Minister of Economy of Guatemala since 2024.
García-Quinn herself obtained a degree in international relations from American University in Washington D.C., where she also earned a master’s degree in development project management.[1] She also hold a diploma in NGO's management.[2]
Career
She has over 25 years’ professional experience in attracting trade, investment and economic development for children and the agricultural sector, in Guatemala and the region.[1][3][4][2]
Between 2006 and 2010, she coordinated projects within the National Competitiveness Programme, and until 2024 she led the Trade and Investment Promotion team for the 'Creating Economic Opportunities’ project, and also became director of the Glasswing International Foundation.[3] García-Quinn also worked for the USAID.[2]
On 8 January 2024, newly elected President Bernardo Arévalo presented his cabinet and announced Gabriela García as the new Minister of Economy.[5][4] She was sworn in on 15 January 2024 by President Arévalo at National Palace.[6]
At a conference with the Guatemalan Chamber of Agriculture on 30 January 2024, García-Quinn outlined the priorities of her portfolio for 2024, highlighting the importance of agribusiness, dialogue to foster an economic framework for sustained growth, the digitisation of administrative procedures, legal certainty, and the establishment of a "stable and modern" framework to attract foreign investment and promote domestic investment.[7] In February 2024, during a visit to Spain to the CEOE, She stated that the government would focus on new economic sectors, such as renewable energy and the pharmaceutical and medical industries.[8]
In March 2024 she presented the "Action plan for the Guatemalan economy".[9]
References
- 1 2 Rodríguez, Lincy (29 February 2024). "Ministra García-Quinn destaca logros y talento del Mineco" [Minister García-Quinn highlights Mineco’s achievements and talent]. Guatemalan News Agency (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Autoridades Ministeriales" [Ministerial Authorities]. Ministry of Economy (Guatemala) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- 1 2 Rodríguez, Pilar (9 January 2024). "Gobierno electo destaca trayectoria en comercio e inversión de ministra de Economía designada" [The incoming government highlights the nominee for Minister of the Economy’s track record in trade and investment]. La Hora (Guatemala) [es] (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- 1 2 Gramajo, Jessica (8 January 2024). "¿Quién es quién? Los detalles del Gabinete de Bernardo Arévalo" [Who’s who? Details of Bernardo Arévalo’s Cabinet]. soy502.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "El presidente electo de Guatemala presenta a su nuevo gabinete de ministros antes de la toma de posesión" [Guatemala’s president-elect presents his new cabinet of ministers ahead of his inauguration]. Europapress (in Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ Aldana, Marysabel (15 January 2024). "Maratónica jornada concluye con juramentación del Gabinete de Bernardo Arévalo" [A marathon day concludes with the swearing-in of Bernardo Arévalo’s Cabinet]. La Hora (Guatemala) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ministra de Economía presenta prioridades de la cartera para 2024" [Minister for the Economy outlines the department’s priorities for 2024]. Ministry of Economy of Guatemala (in Spanish). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ Bolaños, Rosa María (25 February 2024). "Las nuevas áreas para la atracción de inversión por las que apostará el gobierno, según el Ministerio de Economía" [The new areas the government will focus on to attract investment, according to the Ministry of Economy]. Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "La ministra de Economía, Gabriela García-Quinn, acompañada por su equipo de viceministros, presentó el "Plan de acción para la economía de Guatemala", donde brindó detalles sobre las estrategias que implementará para impulsar la economía nacional" [The Minister for the Economy, Gabriela García-Quinn, accompanied by her team of deputy ministers, presented the “Action Plan for the Guatemalan Economy”, in which she outlined the strategies she will implement to boost the national economy.]. Ministry of Economy of Guatemala (in Spanish). March 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2026.