David A. Dodge
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David A. Dodge, Ph.D (born 1943) is the current Governor of the Bank of Canada. He was appointed on February 1, 2001 for a term of seven years. As Governor, he is also chairman of the board of directors of the bank.
David Dodge attended Ridley College, a private boarding school in St. Catharines before going on to Queen's University where he was awarded an Honours Degree in Economics. He received his Ph.D in Economics in 1972 from Princeton University. He was also Assistant Professor of Economics at Queen's University, Associate Professor of Canadian Studies and International Economics at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow in the Faculty of Commerce at the University of British Columbia; and Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics at Simon Fraser University. He has also served as Director of the International Economics Program of the Institute for Research on Public Policy. He was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance in 1992. In 1998, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Health before his current position.
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| Preceded by Gordon Thiessen |
Governor of the Bank of Canada 2001–present |
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