Wim Duisenberg

Wim Duisenberg
Wim Duisenberg ; (politician, banker);
Born	Willem Frederik Duisenberg; 1935-07-09; Heerenveen, Netherlands
Died	2005-07-31 (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
In office
	1 July 1998 - 1 November 2003
Deputy	Christian Noyer, Lucas Papademos
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Trichet
	President of the European Monetary Institute
In office
	1 July 1997 - 1 July 1998
Preceded by	Alexandre Lamfalussy
	President of the Central Bank of the Netherlands
In office
	1 January 1982 - 1 July 1997
Preceded by	Jelle Zijlstra
Succeeded by	Nout Wellink
	Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office
	16 January 1978 - 28 June 1978
	Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
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

Career

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.

He attended the Bilderberg from 1977-1983 and again in 1986. He was a member of the Bilderberg Steering committee.

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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