The Governor of the Bank of Italy is the most senior position in the Bank of Italy. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor.
| Governor of the Bank of Italy | |
|---|---|
| Governatore della Banca d'Italia | |
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| Bank of Italy | |
| Seat | Palazzo Koch, Rome |
| Appointer | President of Italy with the approval of the Council of Ministers |
| Term length | 6 years |
| Formation | 1928 |
| First holder | Bonaldo Stringher |
| Deputy | Director General of the Bank of Italy |
| Website | bancaditalia.it |
List of governors
edit| N. | Portrait | Governor (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Bonaldo Stringher (1854–1930) |
3 July 1928 | 24 December 1930 | [1] |
| 2 years, 174 days | |||||
| 2 | 
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Vincenzo Azzolini (1881–1967) |
10 January 1931 | 4 June 1944 | [2] |
| 13 years, 146 days | |||||
| 3 | 
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Luigi Einaudi (1874–1961) |
5 January 1945 | 11 May 1948 | [3] |
| 3 years, 127 days | |||||
| 4 | 
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Donato Menichella (1896–1984) |
7 August 1948 | 17 August 1960 | [4] |
| 12 years, 10 days | |||||
| 5 | 
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Guido Carli (1914–1993) |
18 August 1960 | 18 August 1975 | [5] |
| 15 years, 0 days | |||||
| 6 | 
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Paolo Baffi (1911–1989) |
19 August 1975 | 7 October 1979 | [6] |
| 4 years, 49 days | |||||
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Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920–2016) |
8 October 1979 | 29 April 1993 | [7] |
| 13 years, 203 days | |||||
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Antonio Fazio (1936– ) |
4 May 1993 | 19 December 2005 | [8] |
| 12 years, 229 days | |||||
| 9 | 
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Mario Draghi (1947– ) |
16 January 2006 | 31 October 2011 | [9] |
| 5 years, 306 days | |||||
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Ignazio Visco (1949– ) |
1 November 2011 | 31 October 2023 | [10] |
| 11 years, 364 days | |||||
| 11 |
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Fabio Panetta (1959– ) |
1 November 2023 | Incumbent | [11] |
| 1 year, 20 days | |||||
References
edit- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Bonaldo Stringher, Banca d'Italia
- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Vincenzo Azzolini, Banca d'Italia
- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Luigi Einaudi, Banca d'Italia
- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Donato Menichella, Banca d'Italia
- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Guido Carli, Banca d'Italia
- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Paolo Baffi, Banca d'Italia
- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Banca d'Italia
- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Antonio Fazio, Banca d'Italia
- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Mario Draghi, Banca d'Italia
- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Ignazio Visco, Banca d'Italia
- ^ Governatori e Direttori Generali: Fabio Panetta, Banca d'Italia