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Jean-Claude Trichet

1942 - Today

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Jean-Claude Trichet (French: [ʒɑ̃ klod tʁiʃɛ]; born 20 December 1942) is an economist and high-ranking French official who was President of the European Central Bank from 2004 to 2011. Previous to his assumption of the presidency he was Governor of the Bank of France from 1993 to 2004. After stepping down from the European Central Bank, Trichet has taken speaking arrangements across France and was on the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements. He was asked to join the non-doctrinal think tank, Bruegel, to consult on economic policy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Claude Trichet is the 95th most popular economist (down from 80th in 2019), the 1,220th most popular biography from France (down from 1,088th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Economist.

Jean-Claude Trichet is most famous for his role as president of the European Central Bank.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Jean-Claude Trichet ranks 95 out of 414. Before him are Johann Heinrich von Thünen, Robert Reich, Henry Mintzberg, Harry Markowitz, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Richard Stone. After him are John A. Hobson, George Stigler, James Meade, Claudia Goldin, Arthur Cecil Pigou, and Dale T. Mortensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jean-Claude Trichet ranks 95. Before him are René Angélil, Pál Schmitt, Caetano Veloso, Věra Čáslavská, John Clauser, and Gilberto Gil. After him are Giuseppe Bertello, Jacques Dubochet, Oliviero Toscani, Milan Milutinović, Tony Buzan, and Margarethe von Trotta.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Claude Trichet ranks 1,220 out of 6,770. Before him are Alcide d'Orbigny (1802), Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756), Albert Marquet (1875), Nicolas Chauvin (1790), Jacques Clément (1567), and Alfred de Vigny (1797). After him are Johannes Tauler (1300), Isabella of Valois (1389), Charles Nodier (1780), Jules de Polignac (1780), Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), and Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767).

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Among ECONOMISTS In France

Among economists born in France, Jean-Claude Trichet ranks 12. Before him are Maurice Allais (1911), Léon Walras (1834), Jacques Delors (1925), Dominique Strauss-Kahn (1949), Frédéric Bastiat (1801), and Gérard Debreu (1921). After him are Jean Tirole (1953), Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play (1806), Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay (1712), Michel Camdessus (1933), Thomas Piketty (1971), and Clément Juglar (1819).

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