Background
Solana (Morales), Fernando was born on February 8, 1931 in Federal District, Mexico. Collaborator of Javier Barros Sierra; student of Victor Flores Olea; nephew of Daniel Morales, newspaper editor; son of Fernando Solana Castillo, industrialist, and Concepción Morales Blumenkron, sister of Guillermo Morales Blumenkron, provisional governor of Puebla, 1973-1974; brother Luis Javier Solana was coordinator for social affairs, presidency daughter of Adrian Lajous Martinez, director of the National Bank of Foreign Trade, 1979-1982.
Education
Early education unknown; studies in civil engineering, National School of Engineering, National Autonomous University, 1948-1952; studies in philosophy, School of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University, 1955; degree in political science and public administration, School of Political and Social Sciences, National Autonomous University, 1964, with an honorable mention; Professor of Economic Organization and Mexican Public Administration, National School of Economics, National Autonomous University, 1965-1966; Professor of World Politics, 1964-1965, Government and Politics of Mexico, 1967-1970, State of Political Science, 1970, Society and Politics of Contemporary Mexico, 1971-1972, Political Science, 1973-1974, and Political Analysis of Public Finance, 1976, School of Political and Social Sciences, National Autonomous University; Professor of Theory and Politics, Graduate School, National Autonomous University, since 1973; Director of the Seminar of Public Administration, National Autonomous University, 1965-1968; Secretary General of National Autonomous University, 1966-1970.
Career
Member of the advisory board of the Institute of Economic, Political, and Social Studies of Institutional Revolutionary Party. Researcher in international economic problems, National Finance Bank, 1961-1965. Member of the Committee on Public Administration, Secretariat of the Presidency, 1965-1966.
Subdirector of Planning and Finance, Conasupo, 1970-1976. Managing Director of Industries, Conasupo, 1975-1976. Secretary of Industry and Commerce, 1976-1977.
Secretary of Commerce, 1977. Secretary of Public Education, 1977-1982. Director General of Banamex, since 1982.
Journalist, 1952-1966. Editor of Transformación, 1963-1964. Director of Informac, S.A., 1965-1966.
Member of the Board of the National Productivity Council, 1966-1970. Subdirector of Mañana. Author of many works on public administration.
