Background
Pichardo Pagaza, Ignacio was born on November 13, 1935 in Toluca, México. Son of Carlos Pichardo, lawyer and federal deputy from the State of México, 1934-1936, and Carmen Pagaza Varela teacher.
Pichardo Pagaza, Ignacio was born on November 13, 1935 in Toluca, México. Son of Carlos Pichardo, lawyer and federal deputy from the State of México, 1934-1936, and Carmen Pagaza Varela teacher.
Primary studies from the Colegio México. Secondary and preparatory studies from the Centro Universitario México, Mexico City. Legal studies, National School of Law, National Autonomous University, 1953-1958, graduating with a thesis on the “Juridical Bases of Planning in Mexico,” 1965.
Degree in industrial relations, Latin American University. Special studies, Dartmouth College, 1957-1958. Master of Arts in administration and public finance, School of Economics, University of London.
Federal Deputy from the State of México, District 4, 1967-1970, President of the Budget Committee. Federal Deputy from the State of México, District 27, 1979-1982, President of the Programing, Budgeting and Public Accounts Committee. Editor of the newspaper for the Institutional Revolutionary Party Youth Sector, 1958.
Participated in the 1964 presidential campaign. Member of the Institute of Economic, Political, and Social Studies of Institutional Revolutionary Party. Member of the Technical Council of Economists, National Executive Committee of Institutional Revolutionary Party.
Secretary of Press and Publicity of the National Youth Sector of Institutional Revolutionary Party, 1959-1961. Coordinator of Institute of Economic, Political, and Social Studies events, presidential campaign, 1975-1976. Director, Department of Publications, National Foreign Trade Bank, 1964-1967.
Editor, Comercio Exterior, 1964-1967. Director of the Department of Utilities, Secretariat of the Treasury. Subdirector, Income Tax Department, Secretariat of the Treasury.
Director of the Treasury, State of México, 1969-1971. Secretary General of Government of the State of México under Governor Carlos Hank González, 1971-1975. Subsecretary of Revenues, 1976-1978.
Subsecretary “A” of the Controller General of Mexico, 1983-1987. Controller General of Mexico, since 1987. Vice-President of Consultoria Externa de México, S.A., 1978-1979.
Roman Catholic
Member of the Technical Council of the National Farmers’ Federation, 1966.
Spouse Juleta Lechuga Mantemach.