Carlos Tello Macías
Carlos Tello Macías | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Budget and Planning | |
| In office 1 December 1976 – 16 November 1977 | |
| President | José López Portillo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Tello Macías 4 November 1938 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | 30 July 2024 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse | Catalina Díaz Casasús |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Mexico City |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University Columbia University King's College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Economist |
Carlos Alejandro Tello Macías (4 November 1938 – 30 July 2024) was a Mexican socialist-oriented economist, academic, and diplomat. He was an ambassador to Cuba and the Soviet Union, the director-general of the central bank (1982), and the Secretary of Budget and Planning (1976–77) in the cabinet of President José López Portillo. According to a document distributed in the Senate by his political rivals (including some members of his own party), he was responsible for the high inflation rate (which surpassed 100 percent) and the significant increase of the external debt (which grew from USD 8.6 billion to 92.4 billion) during López Portillo's administration.