Edward George, Baron George
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| Name | Edward George, Baron George |
| Birth | 16 September 1938 |
| Nationality | British |
| Field | Former Governor of the Bank of England |
Edward Alan John George, Baron George, GBE, PC, DL (born 16 September 1938, Surrey), known as Eddie George, or "Steady Eddie", was Governor of the Bank of England from 1993 to 2003.
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[edit] Early life
He grew up in Carshalton, the son of a Post Office clerk. After attending Dulwich College and learning Russian at the Joint Services School for Linguists during his National Service, George joined the Bank after graduating from Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1962. Apart from secondments to Moscow State University, the Bank for International Settlements and the International Monetary Fund, he remained there throughout his career.
[edit] Financial career
George was appointed Governor of the Bank of England in 1993, and retired on the completion of his second five-year term of office on June 30, 2003. During his governorship the Bank was given independence in setting UK interest rates by Gordon Brown, the incoming Chancellor of the Exchequer after the 1997 general election.
He was succeeded as Governor of the Bank of England in July 2003 by Mervyn King. He was given a life peerage in June 2004 as Baron George, of St Tudy in the County of Cornwall. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall in March 2006.
[edit] Personal life
He married Vanessa Williams in Surrey in 1962. They had been sweethearts since the age of 14. He has two daughter: one - Liz George, a journalist. Edward, his only son, is a supporter of Manchester City.
[edit] Honours
Lord George was conferred with a D Sc honoris causa by the University of Buckingham on March 4, 2000
[edit] References
- Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 14 September 2004
| The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee |  |
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| Governor: Sir Edward George (June 1997–June 2003) | ||
| June 1997-July 1997: | George | Davies | King | Buiter | Goodhart | Plenderleith | |
| August 1997: | George | King | Buiter | Goodhart | Plenderleith | |
| September 1997-November 1997: | George | King | Buiter | Goodhart | Plenderleith | Clementi | Julius | |
| December 1997-May 1998: | George | King | Buiter | Goodhart | Plenderleith | Clementi | Julius | Budd | |
| June 1998-May 1999: | George | King | Buiter | Goodhart | Plenderleith | Clementi | Julius | Budd | Vickers | |
| June 1999-May 2000: | George | King | Buiter | Goodhart | Plenderleith | Clementi | Julius | Vickers | Wadhwani | |
| June 2000-September 2000: | George | King | Plenderleith | Clementi | Julius | Vickers | Wadhwani | Allsopp | Nickell | |
| October 2000-May 2001: | George | King | Plenderleith | Clementi | Julius | Wadhwani | Allsopp | Nickell | Bean | |
| June 2001-May 2002: | George | King | Plenderleith | Clementi | Wadhwani | Allsopp | Nickell | Bean | Barker | |
| June 2002: | George | King | Clementi | Allsopp | Nickell | Bean | Barker | Tucker | |
| July 2002-August 2002: | George | King | Clementi | Allsopp | Nickell | Bean | Barker | Tucker | Bell | |
| September 2002: | George | King | Allsopp | Nickell | Bean | Barker | Tucker | Bell | |
| October 2002-May 2003: | George | King | Allsopp | Nickell | Bean | Barker | Tucker | Bell | Large | |
| June 2003: | George | King | Nickell | Bean | Barker | Tucker | Bell | Large | Lambert | |
