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Bank of England: Public Appointments

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Question for Treasury

UIN 292849, tabled on 1 October 2019

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party
East Londonderry
Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timeframe is for the next Governor of the Bank of England to take up their post.

Answer

John Glen
Conservative
Salisbury
Commons

Answered on

7 October 2019

The process to appoint the next Governor of the Bank of England was launched in April. The process is on track. We will make an announcement in due course, ahead of the start of the next Governor’s term on 1 February 2020.

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