Pierre Gramegna
Pierre Gramegna | |
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Minister for Finances | |
In office 4 December 2013 – 4 January 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Xavier Bettel |
Preceded by | Luc Frieden |
Succeeded by | Yuriko Backes |
Personal details | |
Born | Panthéon-Assas University | 22 April 1958
Pierre Gramegna (born 22 April 1958) is a
Early life and education
Gramegna was born and grew up in
Diplomatic career
Gramegna joined the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983. He was an economic and political affairs adviser at the Luxembourg embassy in
Political career
Following the
In November 2017, Gramegna submitted his formal application for succeeding Jeroen Dijsselbloem as the next chairman of the Eurogroup;[4][5] in the vote, he lost in the second round to Mário Centeno.[6][7] In 2020, he was again nominated by his government for that role, this time competing against Nadia Calviño and Paschal Donohoe.[8]
In 2022, Gramegna became Luxembourg’s nominee to succeed Klaus Regling as Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism;[9][10] his candidacy was later endorsed by the German government.[11] The nomination process narrowed to Gramegna and João Leão, but both pulled out in September 2022 having failed to secure the votes required.[12] By November, Italy and France gave up their opposition to Gramegna,[13] and he was voted by the Board to become the next managing director.[14]
Other activities
Corporate boards
- Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Member of the Board of Directors
European Union organizations
- European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2013–2022)[15]
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (2013–2022)[16]
International organizations
- African Development Bank (AfDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2013–2022)[17]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2013–2022)
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2022)[18]
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2013–2022)[19]
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2013–2022)[20]
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2013–2022)[21]
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2013–2022)[22]
References
- ^ Paola Tamma (25 November 2022), Luxembourg’s Pierre Gramegna to lead eurozone bailout fund Politico Europe.
- ^ "Greece: It's up to the Eurogroup to Negotiate". Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Pierre Gramegna" (PDF). Luxembourg Government. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Jan Strupczewski (November 6, 2017), Slovakia's Kazimir bids to chair euro zone finance ministers Reuters.
- ^ Jan Strupczewski (November 30, 2017), Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia bid for Eurogroup chair Reuters.
- ^ Viktoria Dendrinou, Stephanie Bodoni and Radoslav Tomek (December 4, 2017), Portugal's Centeno Gets Top Economic Job in New Euro Chapter Bloomberg News.
- ^ Mehreen Khan and Jim Brunsden (December 4, 2017), Portugal’s Centeno wins race to become eurogroup president Financial Times.
- ^ Jan Strupczewski and Belén Carreño (June 25, 2020), Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg vie for Eurogroup leadership Reuters.
- ^ Paola Tamma (27 April 2022), Race to head eurozone bailout fund heats up Politico Europe.
- ^ Paola Tamma (23 May 2022), Finance ministers narrow options for eurozone bailout chief Politico Europe.
- ^ Björn Finke (16 June 2022), Finanzmarkt: Wer wird Herr über 414 Milliarden Euro? Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- ^ Björn Finke (16 June 2022), Eurozone bailout job vacant as economic clouds loom Euractiv, 7 October 2022.
- ^ [1] Reuters, 25 November 2022
- ^ [2] ESM, 25 November 2022
- ^ Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
- ^ Board of Governors: Pierre Gramegna European Stability Mechanism.
- ^ AfDB Annual Report 2017 African Development Bank (AfDB).
- ^ Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Members International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- ^ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
- ^ Board of Governors World Bank.