Richard Lambert

For the English footballer, see Rickie Lambert

Richard Lambert was editor of the Financial Times until 2001. From June 2003 until March 2006 he was one of the nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, which sets the interest rate for sterling, the currency of the United Kingdom. He became Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry on 1 July 2006. He is described as a quiet but insightful intellectual. He has written Government reports on BBC News 24 and the relationship between higher education and business. He graduated in history from Balliol College, Oxford.

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Preceded by Geoffrey Owen	Editor of The Financial Times 1991 - 2001	Succeeded by Andrew Gowers

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee
Governor: Sir Edward George (June 1997–June 2003)
June 2003:	George \| King \| Nickell \| Bean \| Barker \| Tucker \| Bell \| Large \| Lambert
Governor: Mervyn King (June 2003–present)
July 2003-June 2005:	King \| Nickell \| Bean \| Barker \| Tucker \| Bell \| Large \| Lambert \| Lomax
July 2005-January 2006:	King \| Nickell \| Bean \| Barker \| Tucker \| Large \| Lambert \| Lomax \| Walton
February 2006-March 2006:	King \| Nickell \| Bean \| Barker \| Tucker \| Lambert \| Lomax \| Walton \| Gieve