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'''Philip Lowe''' <ref>https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/philip-lowe-plainspeaking-voice-of-economic-reasons/news-story/a698a0e35725bc6c7723b7895b09e39d</ref> is an Australian [[economist]] who is the current [[Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia]], having succeeded [[Glenn Stevens]] on 18 September 2016. He was previously deputy governor under Stevens from February 2012 to September 2016.
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Lowe was born in [[Wagga Wagga]], [[New South Wales]],<ref>[http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/735696/lowe-says-reserve-bank-addressing-secrecy/ "Lowe says Reserve Bank addressing secrecy"], ''[[The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga)|The Daily Advertiser]]'', 15 July 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2016.</ref> as the eldest of five children in the family.<ref>http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/banking-finance/from-wagga-wagga-to-mit-new-rba-chief-prepares-for-tougher-test</ref> He attended [[Kildare Catholic College|St Michael's High School]] and [[Kildare Catholic College|Trinity Senior High School]].<ref>[http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/3892661/waggas-reserve-bank-boss/ "Wagga's Philip Lowe new Reserve Bank of Australia governor"], ''The Daily Advertiser'', 7 May 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.</ref> Lowe later moved to [[Sydney]]<ref name="SMHbio">http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/philip-lowe-from-teen-recruit-to-central-bank-chief-20160506-gooflz.html</ref> and was hired by the RBA straight out of high school. He was initially employed as a clerical worker in 1980 at the age of 17,<ref name="SMHbio"/><ref>http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/rba-names-philip-lowe-next-governor-20160505-gona14.html</ref> while completing his [[bachelor of commerce|undergraduate commerce degree]] at the [[University of New South Wales]] by attending night classes.<ref name="SMHbio1">http://www.smh.com.au/business/lowe-groomed-to-take-over-the-governors-chair-at-reserve-bank-20111209-1ongw.html</ref> He was awarded first-class honours and the University Medal on his graduation in 1985.<ref>[http://www.afr.com/news/economy/monetary-policy/philip-low-the-new-rba-governor-and-the-global-economy-puzzle-20160505-gongdl "Philip Lowe, the new RBA governor, and the global economy puzzle"], "[[Australian Financial Review]]", Retrieved 13 October 2016.</ref>
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Lowe later completed a doctorate in 1994 at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT), with [[Paul Krugman]] as his adviser.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/business/lowe-groomed-to-take-over-the-governors-chair-at-reserve-bank-20111209-1ongw.html "Lowe groomed to take over the governor's chair at Reserve Bank"], ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 10 December 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2016.</ref>
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==Career==
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In 1997, Lowe was appointed head of the RBA's Economic Research Department. He later headed the bank's Financial Stability Department (from 1999 to 2000), the Domestic Markets Department (from 2002 to 2003), and the Economic Analysis Department (from 2003 to 2004). From 2000 to 2002, Lowe worked at the [[Bank for International Settlements]] in Switzerland, as head of its Financial Institutions and Infrastructure Division. He was made Assistant Governor (Financial System) at the RBA in 2004, and Assistant Governor (Economic) in 2009, eventually becoming Deputy Governor in 2012.<ref>[http://www.rba.gov.au/about-rba/people/deputy-gov.html Philip Lowe], Reserve Bank of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2016.</ref> In May 2016, [[Scott Morrison]] (then [[Treasurer of Australia]]) announced that Lowe would succeed Glenn Stevens at the head of the RBA at the end of his term in September 2016.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/rba-names-philip-lowe-next-governor-20160505-gona14.html "RBA names Philip Lowe as next governor"], ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 5 May 2016.</ref>
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==Personal life==
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Lowe is married and has three children.<ref name="SMHbio1"/> He met his wife, Jocelyn Parker, who works at the [[Australian Prudential Regulation Authority]], while working at the RBA.<ref>[https://mozo.com.au/reserve-bank/articles/meet-philip-lowe-the-new-rba-governor Meet Philip Lowe, the new RBA Governor] Retrieved 14 July 2019.</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 14:10, 13 September 2024

Person.png Philip Lowe  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(economist, central banker)
Philip Lowe.jpg
Born1961
New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Children3
Member ofCentre for European Reform
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia

Employment.png Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia

In office
18 September 2016 - Present

Philip Lowe [1] is an Australian economist who is the current Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, having succeeded Glenn Stevens on 18 September 2016. He was previously deputy governor under Stevens from February 2012 to September 2016.

Background

Lowe was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales,[2] as the eldest of five children in the family.[3] He attended St Michael's High School and Trinity Senior High School.[4] Lowe later moved to Sydney[5] and was hired by the RBA straight out of high school. He was initially employed as a clerical worker in 1980 at the age of 17,[5][6] while completing his undergraduate commerce degree at the University of New South Wales by attending night classes.[7] He was awarded first-class honours and the University Medal on his graduation in 1985.[8]

Lowe later completed a doctorate in 1994 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with Paul Krugman as his adviser.[9]

Career

In 1997, Lowe was appointed head of the RBA's Economic Research Department. He later headed the bank's Financial Stability Department (from 1999 to 2000), the Domestic Markets Department (from 2002 to 2003), and the Economic Analysis Department (from 2003 to 2004). From 2000 to 2002, Lowe worked at the Bank for International Settlements in Switzerland, as head of its Financial Institutions and Infrastructure Division. He was made Assistant Governor (Financial System) at the RBA in 2004, and Assistant Governor (Economic) in 2009, eventually becoming Deputy Governor in 2012.[10] In May 2016, Scott Morrison (then Treasurer of Australia) announced that Lowe would succeed Glenn Stevens at the head of the RBA at the end of his term in September 2016.[11]

Personal life

Lowe is married and has three children.[7] He met his wife, Jocelyn Parker, who works at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, while working at the RBA.[12]

 

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