Governor of the Bank of Italy

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Governor of the Bank of Italy
Governatore della Banca d'Italia
Incumbent
Ignazio Visco

since 1 November 2011
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

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.

List of governors

N. Portrait Governor
(Born–Died)
Took office Left office Ref
1 130px Bonaldo Stringher
(1854–1930)
3 July 1928 24 December 1930 [1]
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2 130px Vincenzo Azzolini
(1881–1967)
10 January 1931 4 June 1944 [2]
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3 130px Luigi Einaudi
(1874–1961)
5 January 1945 11 May 1948 [3]
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4 130px Donato Menichella
(1896–1984)
7 August 1948 17 August 1960 [4]
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5 130px Guido Carli
(1914–1993)
18 August 1960 18 August 1975 [5]
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6 130px Paolo Baffi
(1911–1989)
19 August 1975 7 October 1979 [6]
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7 130px Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
(1920–2016)
8 October 1979 29 April 1993 [7]
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8 130px Antonio Fazio
(1936– )
4 May 1993 19 December 2005 [8]
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9 130px Mario Draghi
(1947– )
16 January 2006 31 October 2011 [9]
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10 130px Ignazio Visco
(1949– )
1 November 2011 Incumbent [10]
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References