TRICHET (Jean-Claude)

  • Born on 20 December 1942 in Lyon (F)

  • Nationality: French

  • Deputy Inspector of Finance (1971–1974)

  • Special Adviser at the General Inspectorate of Finance (1974–1975)

  • Special Adviser at the Treasury (1975–1976)

  • Secretary-General of the Interministerial Committee for Improving Industrial Structures (CIASI) (1976–1978)

  • Adviser to the Minister for the Economy on Industrial Affairs (1978)

  • Adviser to the French President on Industry, Energy and Research (1978–1981)

  • Bureau Chief for Development Aid at the Treasury (1981)

  • Deputy Director for Bilateral Affairs at the Treasury (1981–1985)

  • Head of the International Affairs Department at the Treasury (1985–1986)

  • Chairman of the Paris Club (1985–1993)

  • Director of the Private Office of the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Privatisation (1986)

  • Director of the Treasury (1987–1993)

  • Chairman of the European Monetary Committee (1992–1993)

  • Governor of the Banque de France (1993–2003)

  • President of the European Central Bank (2003–2011)



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