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Wim Duisenberg

1935 - 2005

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Willem Frederik "Wim" Duisenberg (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləɱ ˈfreːdərɪk ʋɪm ˈdœysə(m)bɛr(ə)x] ; 9 July 1935 – 31 July 2005) was a Dutch politician and economist who served as President of the European Central Bank from 1 June 1998 until 31 October 2003. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA). Duisenberg worked as a financial analyst for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from January 1966 until March 1969 and as an economist for the Dutch central bank (DNB) from March 1969 until February 1970. Duisenberg worked as a professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Amsterdam from February 1970 until May 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wim Duisenberg is the 5,046th most popular politician (down from 4,368th in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 178th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Dutch Politician.

Wim Duisenberg was a Dutch banker who served as president of the European Central Bank from 1993 to 2003. He was also president of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Among politicians, Wim Duisenberg ranks 5,046 out of 19,576. Before him are Leo Tindemans, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Touman, Fabia Eudokia, Gogukcheon of Goguryeo, and Peter I, Duke of Bourbon. After him are Guillaume de Nogaret, Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Issa Hayatou, Emperor Kōnin, and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Wim Duisenberg ranks 66. Before him are David Lodge, Monique Wittig, Seiji Ozawa, Mirella Freni, Pranab Mukherjee, and Donald P. Bellisario. After him are Azzedine Alaïa, Lorenzo Bandini, Satoshi Ōmura, Paul H. O'Neill, Fritz Honka, and Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. Among people deceased in 2005, Wim Duisenberg ranks 57. Before him are Consuelo Velázquez, Ahmed Deedat, Victoria de los Ángeles, Robert Sheckley, Ibrahim Ferrer, and Clemente Domínguez y Gómez. After him are Ephraim Kishon, Carlo Maria Giulini, Arman, Emmanuelle Arsan, Urie Bronfenbrenner, and George Dantzig.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Wim Duisenberg ranks 183 out of 1,646. Before him are John of Leiden (1509), Lambert of Maastricht (635), Ben Feringa (1951), Eddie Van Halen (1955), Lidwina (1380), and Abraham Bloemaert (1566). After him are Theo van Gogh (1957), Robin van Persie (1983), Jan van Scorel (1495), Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587), Constantijn Huygens (1596), and Teddy Scholten (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Wim Duisenberg ranks 24. Before him are Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948), Roméo Dallaire (1946), Pim Fortuyn (1948), Ruud Lubbers (1939), and Geert Wilders (1963). After him are Margaret of Bavaria (1363), John II, Count of Holland (1247), Willem Drees (1886), Anton Mussert (1894), Peter Stuyvesant (1612), and Abraham Kuyper (1837).

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