Pierre Wunsch
Governor
Born in Louvain (Belgium) on 12 December 1967
Profession
Governor of the National Bank of Belgium
Qualifications
PhD in Economics (UCL)
Master’s degree in Public and International Affairs (Princeton)
Career
- Governor of the National Bank of Belgium since 02.01.2019
- Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (11.03.2015-01.01.2019)
- Director of the National Bank of Belgium (01.06.2011-01.01.2019)
- Director of the "Cellule Stratégique des Finances" (01.10.2008-31.05.2011)
- Various positions held within Electrabel (2004-2008)
- Various positions held within Tractebel EGI (2001-2004)
- Head of cabinet of Alain Zenner, Government Commissioner to the Minister of Finance (2000-2001)
- Various positions, including deputy head of cabinet, held in the cabinet of Secretary of State Eric André
- (Brussels-Capital Region) (1996-2000)
- Expert at the Belgian Federal Planning Bureau (1995-1996)
- Assistant/researcher: CORE, FUSL, LEI-CREST (INSEE) and DELTA (Ecole Normale Supérieure/university-level teacher training college) (1992-1995)
Other current mandates or functions
- European Central Bank
Member of the Governing Council and the General Council as from 02.01.2019 - International Monetary Fund
Governor as from 02.01.2019 - National Bank of Belgium
Chairman of the Resolution College as from 02.01.2019
(Member as from 25.04.2015) - Bank for International Settlements
Director as from 25.01.2017
Chairman of the Audit Committee as from 03.06.2020 - High Council of Finance
Member as from 19.03.2012
R.D. 19.03.2012 - M.B. 30.03.2012 - “Public sector borrowing requirements” section of the High Council of Finance
President as from 07.04.2019
R.D. 07.04.2019 - M.B. 19.04.2019
Member as from 19.03.2012
R.D. 19.03.2012 - M.B. 30.03.2012 - Bureau of the High Council of Finance
Member as from 19.03.2012
R.D. 28.03.2012 - M.B. 20.04.2012-Ed.2 - National Accounts Insitute
Member of the Board of Directors as from 02.01.2019 - King Baudouin Foundation
Member of the Board of Governors/Vice-Chair as from 27.03.2020 / Chairman as from 14 January 2022 - European Systemic Risk Board
Member - EUROPALIA
Member of the Board of Directors as from 02.01.2019 - Carnegie Hero Fund
Member of the Commission as from 02.01.2019
Past mandates or functions
- Single Resolution Board
Member: 01.01.2015-01.01.2019 - National Bank of Belgium
Regent: 26.03.2007-30.09.2008
Representative of the Finance Minister: 01.05.2010-21.03.2011 - Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission
Supervisory Board member: 02.05.2007-30.09.2008
R.D. 27.04.2007 - M.B. 15.05.2007-Ed.2 - Electrabel
Director: 2000-2001 - Fluxys
Director: 2004-2006 - Securities Regulation Fund
Member of the Committee: 01.06.2014-30.09.2017
R.D. 30.09.2014 - M.B. 14.10.2014 - UCL
Part-time university lecturer: 1997-2017 - European Central Bank
Accompanying person Governing Council: 11.03.2015-01.01.2019 -
King Baudouin Foundation
Chairman of the Management committee of Boost: 21.01.2019-13.01.2022