Jonathan Menkos
Jonathan Kiril Thomas Menkos Zeissig (born 29 June 1975) is a Guatemalan economist, politician, writer, academic and analyst serving as Guatemala's Minister of Public Finance since January 19, 2024. He previously served as president of the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (ICEFI) starting September 2012.
Jonathan Menkos | |
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Official portrait as member of Congress, 2024 | |
| Minister of Public Finance | |
| Assumed office 19 January 2024 | |
| President | Bernardo Arévalo |
| Preceded by | Edwin Oswaldo Martínez Cameros |
| Member of the Congress of Guatemala | |
| In office 14 January 2024 – 19 January 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Olga Isabel Villalta Pereira |
| Constituency | National List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1975 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Political party | Semilla |
| Alma mater | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Universidad de Valparaíso |
| Website | https://jonathanmenkos.org |
On March 5, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies announced that Menkos requested a license to be absent from his duties as President of the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies from March 1 to August 15, 2019. Hours later, the political party Movimiento Semilla announced that Menkos had been elected as its vice presidential candidate and running mate of ex-attorney general Thelma Aldana, however Aldana was disqualified from the presidential race.