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Governor of the Bank of Italy

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Governor of the Bank of Italy
Governatore della Banca d'Italia
Incumbent
Fabio Panetta
since 1 November 2023
Bank of Italy
SeatPalazzo Koch, Rome
AppointerPresident of Italy
with the approval of the Council of Ministers
Term length6 years
Formation1928
First holderBonaldo Stringher
DeputyDirector General of the Bank of Italy
Websitebancaditalia.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

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N. Portrait Governor
(Born–Died)
Took office Left office Ref
1 Bonaldo Stringher
(1854–1930)
3 July 1928 24 December 1930 [1]
2 years, 174 days
2 Vincenzo Azzolini
(1881–1967)
10 January 1931 4 June 1944 [2]
13 years, 146 days
3 Luigi Einaudi
(1874–1961)
5 January 1945 11 May 1948 [3]
3 years, 127 days
4 Donato Menichella
(1896–1984)
7 August 1948 17 August 1960 [4]
12 years, 10 days
5 Guido Carli
(1914–1993)
18 August 1960 18 August 1975 [5]
15 years, 0 days
6 Paolo Baffi
(1911–1989)
19 August 1975 7 October 1979 [6]
4 years, 49 days
7 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
(1920–2016)
8 October 1979 29 April 1993 [7]
13 years, 203 days
8 Antonio Fazio
(1936– )
4 May 1993 19 December 2005 [8]
12 years, 229 days
9 Mario Draghi
(1947– )
16 January 2006 31 October 2011 [9]
5 years, 306 days
10 Ignazio Visco
(1949– )
1 November 2011 31 October 2023 [10]
11 years, 364 days
11 Fabio Panetta
(1959– )
1 November 2023 Incumbent [11]
1 year, 20 days

References

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