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Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado (born December 12, 1934) was President of Mexico, from the PRI, from December 1, 1982 to December 1, 1988.
De la Madrid studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
He worked for Mexico's central bank and taught law at the UNAM before securing a position at the treasury in 1965. Between 1970 and 1972 he was employed by Pemex, Mexico's state-owned petroleum company, after which he held several other bureaucratic posts in the government of Luis Echeverría Álvarez. In 1976 he was chosen to serve in José López Portillo's cabinet as secretary of budget and planning.
He was president after López Portillo. He won the elections that took place on July 4, 1981, and took office the following December.
The next president was Carlos Salinas.