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| + | '''Hubert Ansiaux''' was a [[Belgian]] double [[Bilderberger]] who was [[Governor of the National Bank of Belgium]] for 14 years. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | + | Hubert Ansiaux graduated from the [[Solvay Business School|École de Commerce Solvay]] and joined the [[National Bank of Belgium]] in 1935. Before the outbreak of [[World War II]], he accompanied the evacuation of the NBB’s last consignment of assets to England. | |
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In 1941 Hubert Ansiaux left for the [[United States of America]], and in the same year he was appointed as director in [[London]], where he was to succeed [[Camille Gutt]]. In London, he was in charge of the practical management of the Bank in London, together with [[Adolphe Baudewyns]]. After the war, he was in charge of the NBB's Foreign Affairs department and he was closely involved in the post-war currency reform (Operation Gutt). | In 1941 Hubert Ansiaux left for the [[United States of America]], and in the same year he was appointed as director in [[London]], where he was to succeed [[Camille Gutt]]. In London, he was in charge of the practical management of the Bank in London, together with [[Adolphe Baudewyns]]. After the war, he was in charge of the NBB's Foreign Affairs department and he was closely involved in the post-war currency reform (Operation Gutt). | ||
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| Born | 24 November 1908 Ixelles, Belgium | |||||||||||
| Died | 9 April 1987 (Age 78) Ukkel, Belgium | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Solvay Brussels School | |||||||||||
Double Bilderberger who was Governor of the National Bank of Belgium for 14 years. Involved in setting up the International Monetary Fund.
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Hubert Ansiaux was a Belgian double Bilderberger who was Governor of the National Bank of Belgium for 14 years.
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Career
Hubert Ansiaux graduated from the École de Commerce Solvay and joined the National Bank of Belgium in 1935. Before the outbreak of World War II, he accompanied the evacuation of the NBB’s last consignment of assets to England.
In 1941 Hubert Ansiaux left for the United States of America, and in the same year he was appointed as director in London, where he was to succeed Camille Gutt. In London, he was in charge of the practical management of the Bank in London, together with Adolphe Baudewyns. After the war, he was in charge of the NBB's Foreign Affairs department and he was closely involved in the post-war currency reform (Operation Gutt).
Hubert Ansiaux supported the European integration, and from 1947 up to 1955 he was president of the Intra-European Payments Committee which had been created within the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation and served on the board of directors of the European Payments Union from 1950 up to 1955.
BIS, IBRD, IMF
From 1944 to 1954 he worked as deputy administrator at the Bank for International Settlements, and in 1946 he became administrator of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Hubert Ansiaux was involved in setting up the International Monetary Fund where he would later advocate the creation of the special drawing rights.
Governor of the National Bank of Belgium
Ansiaux was appointed as vice-governor of the NBB in 1954, and as its governor in 1957. He held the position of central banker during the sixties, until the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1971.
As governor of the NBB Ansiaux continued to play a leading role in European monetary cooperation. In 1967 he was appointed as president of the Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States of the EEC. In 1970 he contributed to the Werner Report with the first plans for Economic and Monetary Union. Ansiaux resigned, after a conflict with the government, as Governor of the National Bank of Belgium in 1971.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1962 | 18 May 1962 | 20 May 1962 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The 11th Bilderberg meeting and the first one in Sweden. |
| Bilderberg/1965 | 2 April 1965 | 4 April 1965 | Italy Villa d'Este | The 14th Bilderberg meeting, held in Italy |
