Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León, GColIH (Spanish pronunciation: [erˈnesto seˈðiʝo]; born December 27, 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician. He was 54th President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000.
He was the last Mexican president from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), a 71 year streak. He became the PRI candidate after the original nominee Luis Donaldo Colosio was assassinated.