Hans Tietmeyer

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Dr Hans Tietmeyer is a German/European economist and regarded as one of the foremost experts on international financial matters. He was president of Deutsche Bundesbank from 1993 until 1999 and remains one of the most important figures in finance of the European Union.

Hans Tietmeyer was born in 1931 and studied at the University of Münster, University of Bonn and University of Cologne. Following an academic background of Alfred Muller-Armack and Ludwig Erhard he moved into international banking and economics.

In 1962 he started his career in the Federal Ministry of Economics. In 1982 he became Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, where he was responsible for international monetary policy, financial policy, EU matters and the preparation of World Economic Summits.

Dr Hans Tietmeyer became a Member of the Board of Directors of the Deutsche Bundesbank in 1990, with responsibility for international monetary issues, organisations and agreements. After two years as Vice President he became President of the Deutsche Bundesbank in 1993, a position he held until August 1999.

He has published more than 100 articles on the subject of economics and is the recipient of many prestigious awards and prizes and was president of the London Business School.