Wim Duisenberg

Wim Duisenberg   (politician, central banker)
Born	Willem Frederik Duisenberg 9 July 1935 Heerenveen, Netherlands
Died	31 July 2005 (Age 70) Faucon, Vaucluse, France
Nationality	Dutch
Alma mater	University of Groningen
Children	• Pieter Duisenberg • daughter and one other son
Spouse	Tine Stelling
Member of	Bilderberg/Steering committee, Delors committee, Dutch Round Table
Party	Labour Party
President of the European Central Bank, 7 Bilderbergs  President of the European Central Bank In office 1 July 1998 - 1 November 2003 Deputy Christian Noyer, Lucas Papademos Succeeded by Jean-Claude Trichet 7 Bilderbergs  President of the European Monetary Institute In office 1 July 1997 - 1 July 1998 Preceded by Alexandre Lamfalussy 7 Bilderbergs  President of the Central Bank of the Netherlands In office 1 January 1982 - 1 July 1997 Preceded by Jelle Zijlstra Succeeded by Nout Wellink 7 Bilderbergs  Netherlands/Member of the House of Representatives In office 16 January 1978 - 28 June 1978  Netherlands/Member of the House of Representatives In office 8 June 1977 - 8 September 1977 Preceded by Hans van Mierlo  Minister of Finance of the Netherlands In office 11 May 1973 - 19 December 1977 7 Bilderbergs

Willem Frederik "Wim" Duisenberg was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and economist who served as President of the European Central Bank from 1 June 1998 until 1 November 2003. In this capacity, he was one of the driving forces behind the introduction of the euro as a means of payment in 12 European countries on 1 January 2002.

Career

In Washington D.C, at the IMF, Duisenberg shared a room with Jacques van Ypersele de Strihou, then a junior economist.

In 1997, he became President of the European Monetary Institute, the forerunner of the European Central Bank, taking over from Bilderberger Alexandre Lamfalussy. In 1998 he was made the first President of the European Central Bank. In 2003 he handed over to another Bilderberg Steering committee member, Jean-Claude Trichet.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1977	22 April 1977	24 April 1977	United Kingdom Imperial Hotel Torquay	The 25th Bilderberg, held in Torquay, England.
Bilderberg/1979	27 April 1979	29 April 1979	Austria Baden Clubhotel Schloss Weikersdorf	27th Bilderberg, 95 guests, Austria
Bilderberg/1980	18 April 1980	20 April 1980	Germany Aachen	The 28th Bilderberg, held in West Germany, unusually exposed by the Daily Mirror
Bilderberg/1981	15 May 1981	17 May 1981	Switzerland Palace Hotel Bürgenstock	The 29th Bilderberg
Bilderberg/1982	14 May 1982	16 May 1982	Norway Sandefjord	The 30th Bilderberg, held in Norway.
Bilderberg/1983	13 May 1983	15 May 1983	Canada Quebec Château Montebello	The 31st Bilderberg, held in Canada
Bilderberg/1986	25 April 1986	27 April 1986	Scotland Gleneagles Hotel	The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants

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