and served for three years. On January 1, 1998, he was appointed governor of the central bank by President Zedillo, substituting Miguel Mancera. In 1999, Ortiz became a member of the influential Washington-based financial advisory body, the Group of Thirty. Later, in 2004, he was reelected governor for six more years by a majority vote in Congress and by the recommendation of president Vicente Fox. Guillermo Ortiz is married to Margie Simon and has three daughters, María, Sofía, and Lucía. References External links esmas.com: Guillermo Ortiz 1948 births Group of Thirty Living people Heads of Bank of Mexico Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians Mexican economists Mexican Secretaries of Finance National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni People from Mexico City Stanford University alumni