Alexandre Lamfalussy

Alexandre Lamfalussy
Lamfalussy in 2003
President of the European Monetary Institute
In office 12 January 1994 – 1 July 1997
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Wim Duisenberg
General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements
In office 1 May 1985 – 31 December 1993
President	Jean Godeaux Wim Duisenberg Bengt Dennis
Preceded by	Gunther Schleiminger
Succeeded by	Andrew Crockett
Personal details
Born	Sándor Lámfalussy (1929-04-26)26 April 1929 Catholic University of Leuven Nuffield College, Oxford

Alexandre, Baron Lamfalussy (Hungarian: báró Lámfalussy Sándor; 26 April 1929 – 9 May 2015) was a Hungarian-born Belgian economist who served as President of the European Monetary Institute (EMI) from 1994 to 1997, which was the forerunner to the European Central Bank (ECB).

Biography

Born in

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In 1963 he was among the founders of SUERF – an association originally set up as a group to promote financial research among academics, and served as the Association's first Honorary Treasurer. In honour of his contribution to European monetary and financial issues, he was made an honorary member of SUERF at the association's 40th anniversary meeting held at the Banque de France in Paris.

From 1976 he was an economic adviser to the Bank for International Settlements in Basel and held the post of assistant general manager from 1981 to 1985. He was then general manager of the bank, where he remained until 1993.

From 1994 to 1997 he was founding president of the European Monetary Institute in Frankfurt, forerunner to the European Central Bank.

From 2000 to 2001 he chaired the

- the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. In 2013 he was decorated with Hungary's highest decoration, the Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen. He died on 9 May 2015 in Ottignies, Belgium.^[2]

See also

• Delors Committee

References

External links

• "Alexandre Lamfalussy". ECB-CFS Research Network. Archived from the original on 18 April 2003. Retrieved 21 June 2006.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Gunther Schleiminger	General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements 1985–1994	Succeeded by Andrew Crockett
Government offices
New office	President of the European Monetary Institute 1994–1997	Succeeded by Wim Duisenberg

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