Jean-Claude Trichet

His Excellency Jean-Claude Trichet
Trichet in 2011
President of the European Central Bank
In office 1 November 2003 – 31 October 2011
Vice President	Lucas Papademos Vítor Constâncio
Preceded by	Wim Duisenberg
Succeeded by	Mario Draghi
Governor of the Bank of France
In office 19 September 1993 – 1 November 2003
Preceded by	Jacques de Larosière
Succeeded by	Christian Noyer
Personal details
Born	Jean-Claude Trichet (1942-12-20) 20 December 1942 (age 81) Lyon, France
Spouse	Aline Rybalka ​ (m. 1970)​
Children	2
Education	École nationale supérieure des mines de Nancy University of Paris Sciences Po École nationale d'administration
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Jean-Claude Trichet (French: [ʒɑ̃ klod tʁiʃɛ]; born 20 December 1942) is a French economist who was President of the European Central Bank from 2004 to 2011. Previous to his assumption of the presidency he was Governor of the Bank of France from 1993 to 2004.

After stepping down from the European Central Bank, Trichet has taken speaking arrangements across France and was on the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements. He was asked to join the non-doctrinal think tank, Bruegel, to consult on economic policy. In 2008, Trichet ranked fifth on Newsweek's list of the world's most powerful along with economic triumvirs Ben Bernanke (fourth) and Masaaki Shirakawa (sixth).^[1]