Wim Duisenberg
Dutch politician and economist, first ECB President (1935–2005)
Wim Duisenberg
Willem Frederik "Wim" Duisenberg (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləɱ ˈfreːdərɪk ʋɪm ˈdœysə(m)bɛr(ə)x] ; 9 July 1935 – 31 July 2005) was a Dutch politician, economist and senior official who served as the first President of the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2003. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he previously was Minister of Finance from 1973 to 1977 and presided over De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch central bank, from 1982 to 1997. Duisenberg worked as a financial analyst for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from January 1966 until March 1969 and as an economist for DNB from March 1969 until February 1970. He then was a professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Amsterdam from February 1970 until May 1973. After the 1972 general election Duisenberg was appointed as Minister of Finance in the centre-left cabinet of Prime Minister Joop den Uyl, taking office on 11 May 1973. The cabinet fell just before the end of its term; following the 1977 general election Duisenberg served in the...
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