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Ernesto Zedillo

Former President of Mexico & MemberThe Elders

Biography

Former President of Mexico who led profound democratic and social reforms; a renowned economist; and an advocate of multilateralism, inclusive globalisation, nuclear nonproliferation, drug policy reform and universal healthcare.

• President of Mexico, 1994-2000
• Recipient of the Franklin D Roosevelt Freedom from Fear Award, 2002
• Member of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor, 2005-2008
• Chairman of the Global Development Network, 2005-2011
• Commissioner on the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, 2009
• Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, 2009 –
• Joined The Elders, 2013
• Member of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, 2020 –

"Inclusive globalisation is needed not only by the weak but also by the strong; not only to defeat economic polarisation but also to alleviate old and new resentments that threaten the security of our world." – President Ernesto Zedillo