Who is Michel Camdessus?
Michel Camdessus, born 1 May 1933, is a French economist who on 16 January 1987 became the seventh Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A position he held until 14 February 2000. Educated at the University of Paris, the Institute of Political Studies of Paris, and the National School of Administration, Mr Camdessus is a graduate of economics and is currently the president of Semaines Sociales de France and is also a member of the Commission for Africa, a body established by the ex-prime minister of Great Britain, Tony Blair. Before serving as the Chairman of the IMF, Michel Camdessus worked his way through a series of high profile appointments in the French civil service and latterly the European Community (EC). Until he assumed the IMF presidency in 1987, he held the position of Governor of the Bank of France, a position he was appointed to in November 1984 after previously holding the office of Deputy Governor. The year befor
