President of the European Central Bank

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The President of the European Central Bank is the institution’s chief executive and public face, responsible for steering eurozone monetary policy and representing the ECB in European and global financial affairs.

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President of the European Central Bank canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central bank governor role
executive position
public office
appliesToJurisdiction euro area NERFINISHED
eurozone NERFINISHED
appointedBy European Council NERFINISHED
chairs General Council of the European Central Bank NERFINISHED
Governing Council of the European Central Bank NERFINISHED
country European Union
field central banking
financial stability policy
monetary policy
hasAuthorityOver ECB internal organization and management
implementation of ECB monetary policy operations
heads Executive Board of the European Central Bank NERFINISHED
inception 1998
isChiefExecutiveOf European Central Bank NERFINISHED
isPublicFaceOf European Central Bank NERFINISHED
languageRequirement ability to operate at EU level, typically with strong English and French
legalBasis Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank NERFINISHED
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
memberOf Executive Board of the European Central Bank NERFINISHED
officeHolderNumber first office holder: Wim Duisenberg
fourth office holder: Christine Lagarde
second office holder: Jean-Claude Trichet
third office holder: Mario Draghi
officeLocation ECB headquarters, Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED
participatesIn Eurogroup meetings NERFINISHED
European Council discussions on economic and monetary issues
partOf European Central Bank NERFINISHED
European System of Central Banks leadership NERFINISHED
precededBy President of the European Monetary Institute
presents ECB Annual Report to the European Parliament NERFINISHED
proposedBy Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
reportsTo European Parliament NERFINISHED
represents European Central Bank in EU institutions
European Central Bank in G20 NERFINISHED
European Central Bank in G7
European Central Bank in international financial institutions NERFINISHED
residence Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED
responsibleFor communication of monetary policy decisions
euro area monetary policy
external representation of the ECB
implementation of decisions of the Governing Council
selectionCriteria recognized standing and professional experience in monetary or banking matters
termLength 8 years
termRenewable no

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Governing Council of the European Central Bank hasMember President of the European Central Bank
Governing Council of the European Central Bank hasVotingMember President of the European Central Bank
Executive Board of the European Central Bank includesPosition President of the European Central Bank
General Council of the European Central Bank composedOf President of the European Central Bank
General Board hasVotingMember President of the European Central Bank
subject surface form: General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board
Euro Summit includesParticipant President of the European Central Bank
Vice-President of the European Central Bank sharesAppointmentProcedureWith President of the European Central Bank