Carlos Jarque

Who is Carlos Jarque?

Carlos M. Jarque Uribe is a Mexican economist and politician, currently the Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank to Europe and Principal Advisor to the President of the IDB.

Carlos M. Jarque holds a Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, from Anahuac University of Mexico. He then obtained a Graduate Diploma and a Master's Degree from The London School of Economics and Political Science. He also undertook graduate studies in planning and economic policy at the University of Oslo. He holds a Doctorate in Economics from the Australian National University, and obtained a post-doctorate in Econometrics at Harvard University. He received an Honorary Doctorate from Anahuac University. He has also received the President Benito Juárez Medal, and the Adolf Quetelet Medal.

Carlos M. Jarque began his work as Director of Economic Studies at Teléfonos de México in 1982. He then was Chief of Statistics of Mexico at the Planning Ministry, in charge of the national economic and social information systems. In 1987, he was appointed Director of the International Statistical Institute. He was elected Chairman of the United Nations Statistical Commission, and President of the U.N. Cartographic Conference.