Background
PAÑI, Alberto was born on June 12, 1878 in Aguascalientes. Son of Julia Pañi and Paz A. de Pañi.
Diplomat engineer and public man
PAÑI, Alberto was born on June 12, 1878 in Aguascalientes. Son of Julia Pañi and Paz A. de Pañi.
Educated Institute de Ciencias, Aguascalientes. Graduated Escuela Nacional de Ingenieros, 1902.
Engineer, technical commission which studied the water supply of the valley of Mexico. Chief construction engineer, Palacio Legislativo F'ederal. Engineer, Mexico City water department.
Professor, water highways and hydraulic works, Escuela Nacional de Ingenieros. Special commissioner to conferences of New London and Atlantic City, 1916. Minister plenipotentiary to France, 1918, 1927-1931.
Minister of foreign affairs, 1921. Under-secretary of public edn. and fine arts. Director general of public works, federal district.
Treasurer general of the Republic. Director general, Ferrocarriles Constitucionalistas de México. Minister of industry, commerce and labor.
Minister of finance, 1923-1927, 1933. Mexican delegate, International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation, 1927. Ambassador to Spain, and minister to Portugal, 1931-1932.
President, Mexican delegation, World Economic Conference, London, 1933. Member Society Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística, Society Científica Antonio Alzate, Society de Ingenieros y Arquitectos, Antiguo Ateneo (Mexico City), Academy Political and Social Sciences (Philadelphia), Société de Géographie (Paris). Correspondent member Academy Colombiana de Jurisprudencia.
Officer, Légion d’Honneur, France. Grand cross, Sol del Perú, Leopold II (Belgium), Rising Sun (Japan), Crown of Italy, Isabel la Católica (Spain). Cross, 1st class, Boyacá, Colombia.
Grand cordon, Golden Sheaf, China.
Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística. Sociedad Científica "Antonio Alzate”. Sociedad de Ingenieros y Arquitectos.
Antiguo Ateneo, Mexico City. Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Philadelphia. Société de Géographie, Paris.
Academia Colombiana de Jurisprudencia (corresponding). Decorations: Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur, France. Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun, Perú.
Cross (first class) of the Order of Boyacá, Colombia. Grand Cordon of the Order of the Golden Sheaf of China. Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium.
Of the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan. Of the Order of the Crown of Italy. Of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Spain.
Married Esther Alba. Children: Alberto Ricardo and Consuelo.