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Jean-Claude Trichet
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Jean-Claude Trichet

Politician · born December 20, 1942

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Jean-Claude Anne-Marie Louis Trichet is a French economist and senior official who was President of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 2004 to 2011. Previous to his assumption of the presidency he was Governor of the Bank of France from 1993 to 2004.

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  1. 60Became President of the European Central BankNovember 1, 2003
  2. 68Received the Charlemagne PrizeJune 2, 2011

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