Pedro Ramírez

Pedro Ramírez studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico City, earning a degree in architecture and became a prominent architect in Mexico. He also did work for the IOC, designing the IOC offices in Lausanne and the Olympic Museum, and the IOC Pavilion at the 1992 Seville Expo. In his professional career he wrote several books on architecture which were read world-wide. He is best known in his home country for the design of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, as well as several government structures.

In sports, Ramírez served as Vice-President and then President of the Organizing Committee for the 1968 Olympic Games, and was President of the Organizing Committee for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He was President of the Mexican Olympic Committee from 1972-74, resigning when he was named Rector of the University of Mexico City. Ramírez became an IOC Member in 1972, retiring in 1994 after which he was made an Honorary Member. He served on several IOC Commissions, most notably the Cultural Commission from 1973-94, and was Chairman of that Commission from 1980-94.