SAN FRANCISCO DEL RINCON, Mexico—Mexicans are notoriously suspicious of their politicians and think most of them, including former presidents, are corrupt. However, ask some and most won’t say this is true about Vicente Fox.
Fox, very popular throughout his term from 2000 to 2006, was in fact the first president from a party other than the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which was mired in corruption after 71 years of uninterrupted rule.
During his term, he shunned Latin American socialist leaders and sought close cooperation with the United States in economic and security questions.
“I’m always for freedom in economy and I am always for a good solid public policy structure to motivate and incentivize businesses,” he said. During his tenure, Mexican GDP increased by 30 percent.
After his term ended in 2006, Fox focused on thought leadership and founded the Centro Fox, a presidential library and education center where he helps promote social and economic advancement to children and business leaders alike.
