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Estonian economist
Ardo Hansson
Governor of the Bank of Estonia
In office
7 June 2012 – 7 June 2019
Preceded byAndres Lipstok
Succeeded byMadis Müller
Personal details
Born (1958-07-15) 15 July 1958 (age 66)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationUniversity of British Columbia
Harvard University

Ardo Hillar Hansson (born 15 July 1958 in Chicago) is an Estonian American economist. He was the Governor of Bank of Estonia from 2012 to 2019.

Education

Hansson attended Semiahmoo Secondary School for high school. He later worked for several renowned universities and published numerous articles on economic policy. Hansson holds a PhD in economics from Harvard University.

Career

Hansson worked as an economist in the World Bank from 1998 to 2012 with Eastern European and Balkan countries and China. From 1993 to 1998, Hansson belonged to the Supervisory Board of the Bank of Estonia, from 1992 to 1995 and in 1997 he was economic adviser to the Prime Minister, and from 1991 to 1992 adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was also a member of the Monetary Reform Committee.

Other activities

References

  1. "Ardo Hansson". 16 July 2012.
  2. "Ardo Hansson". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07.
  3. Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates) European Central Bank, press release of 22 July 2022.
  4. Board of Governors International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Political offices
Preceded byAndres Lipstok Governor of the Bank of Estonia
2012–2019 		Succeeded byMadis Müller


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