Member of the ECB's Executive Board
Peter Praet
Date of birth: 20 January 1949
Place of birth: Herchen, Germany
Education
- 1971
- BA in Economics, Université libre de Bruxelles
- 1972
- MA in Economics, Université libre de Bruxelles
- 1980
- PhD in Economics, Université libre de Bruxelles
Professional career
- 1973-1975
- Research Assistant in the Department of Applied Economics and Institute for European Studies, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- 1976-1977
- Military service
- 1977-1978
- Research Assistant, Institute for European Studies, ULB
- 1978-1980
- Economist, International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C.
- 1980-1987
- Professor of economics, ULB, teaching:
- Money and banking
- Economic and Monetary Union
- Coordination of macroeconomic policies
- 1987-1999
- Chief Economist, Générale de Banque, subsequently at Fortis Bank
- 1999-2000
- Chief of Staff of the Belgian Minister of Finance
- Nov. 2000-end May 2011
- Executive Director of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique
- Nov. 2002-end March 2011
- Member of the Board of the Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission
- Since June 2011
- Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
Other posts
- Member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (2003-2011)
- Co-chair of the BCBS Research Task Force (March 2005-2011)
- Member of the Committee on the Global Financial System (2000-2011)
- Member of the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (2000-2011)
- First Alternate of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (2000-2011)
- Alternate member of the Global Economy Meeting of the BIS (2000-2011)
- Alternate member of the Economic Consultative Committee of the BIS (2000-2011)
- Member of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), since January 2011 the European Banking Authority (EBA) (2004-2011)
- Member of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) (2001-2008)
- Member of the Working Party No 3 of the OECD (2000-2007)
- Member of the High Council of Finance of the Kingdom of Belgium (2006-2011)
- Member of the High Level Committee on a New Financial Architecture (2008-2009)
- Member of the Board of the European Policy Centre (EPC) (2004-2007)
- Member of the Board of the Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory (BRUEGEL) (2004-2011)
- Chairman of the Banking Supervision Committee (BSC) of the European System of Central Banks (2007-2011)
- Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Brussels Finance Institute - BFI (2010-2011)
- Member of the Comité des risques et établissements financiers systémiques (CREFS) (2010-2011)
Academic functions
- Money and Banking, Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management, Université libre de Bruxelles
- Coordination of macroeconomic policies - Institute for European Studies, Université libre de Bruxelles
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