Mauricio de María y Campos
Mexican diplomat (1943–2021)
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Mauricio de Maria Campos (13 October 1943 – 24 May 2021) was a Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and former Mexican Ambassador to South Africa.
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Preceded byDomingo Siazon, Jr.
Succeeded byCarlos Alfredo Magariños
Born13 October 1943
Mexico City, Mexico
Died24 May 2021 (aged 77)
Mexico City, Mexico
Mauricio de María Campos | |
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| Director-General, UNIDO | |
| In office 1993 – December 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Domingo Siazon, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Alfredo Magariños |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1943 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 24 May 2021 (aged 77) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Education | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Personal life
Mauricio de María y Campos was born in Mexico City. He obtained a BA Degree in Economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a master's degree of Arts in Economic Development at Sussex University.[1]
He died in his home in Mexico City on 24 May 2021.
Career
- Undersecretary for Industrial Development at the Ministry for Trade and Industrial Development (1989–1992)
- Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (1993–1997)[2]
- Ambassador at Large for Special UN Projects and Advisor to the Undersecretary for United Nations, Africa and Middle Eastern Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, 1998–2001)
- Mexican Ambassador to South Africa (March 2002 – 2007)[3]
- Director of the Instituto de Investigaciones sobre Desarrollo Sustentable y Equidad Social de la Universidad Iberoamericana (2013?)[4][5]
- President of the Centro Tepoztlán (2014–2018)[6]
- Member of the Instituto para el Desarrollo Industrial y el Crecimiento Económico (IDIC)[7]
- Associate Researcher at the Center for Economic Studies (CEE) of El Colegio de México[8]
- Columnist at El Financiero[9]
