| CV in brief |
Name:
Sirkka Hämäläinen |
Date of birth:
8 May 1939 |
Place of birth:
Riihimäki, Finland |
| Recent Appointments |
- since 1 June 1998 Vice-President of the European Central Bank (ECB)
- 1996 - 1997 Chairman of the Board of the Financial Supervision Authority
- 1992 - 1998 Governor and Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Finland
- 1991 - 1992 Member of the Board of the Bank of Finland
- 1982 - 1991 Director of the Bank of Finland, responsible for macroeconomic analysis and monetary and exchange rate policy
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| Other posts |
- Member of the Finnish Public R&D Financing Evaluation Group (1998)
- Member of the Development Programme of National Strategy (1996 - 1998)
- Member of the Central Bank Governance Steering Committee of the Bank for International Settlements (since 1996)
|
| Decorations |
| Finland: Commander, 1st Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland |
Finland: Honorary doctorate awarded by the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (1995) |
Estonia: Merit Medal, 1st Class of the Order of the White Star |
|
| Education |
| 1981 Doctor of Science (Economics), Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration |
1964 Master of Science
(Economics) |
1961 Bachelor of Science
(Economics) |
| Source: ECB |
