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Governor of the Bank of England

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Governor of the Bank of England

The governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the bank, with the incumbent choosing and mentoring a successor. The governor of the Bank of England is also chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee, with a major role in guiding national economic and monetary policy, and is therefore one of the most important public officials in the United Kingdom. According to the original charter of 27 July 1694 the bank's affairs would be supervised by a governor, a deputy governor, and 24 directors. In its current incarnation, the bank's Court of Directors has 12 (or up to 14) members, of whom five are various designated executives of the bank. The 121st and current governor is Andrew Bailey, who began his term in March 2020.

Infobox

Residence
London, United Kingdom
Appointer
Chancellor of the Exchequer with the approval of the Prime Minister and the Monarch
Term length
8 years Renewable once
Inaugural holder
Sir John Houblon
Formation
1694
Salary
£495 000
Website
Governor of the Bank of England

Tables

· List of Governors of the Bank of England (1694–present)
John Houblon
John Houblon
No.
1
Name
John Houblon
In office
1694–1697
Tenure (years)
3
William Scawen
William Scawen
No.
2
Name
William Scawen
In office
1697–1699
Tenure (years)
2
Nathaniel Tench
Nathaniel Tench
No.
3
Name
Nathaniel Tench
In office
1699–1701
Tenure (years)
2
John Ward
John Ward
No.
4
Name
John Ward
In office
1701–1703
Tenure (years)
2
Abraham Houblon
Abraham Houblon
No.
5
Name
Abraham Houblon
In office
1703–1705
Tenure (years)
2
James Bateman
James Bateman
No.
6
Name
James Bateman
In office
1705–1707
Tenure (years)
2
Francis Eyles
Francis Eyles
No.
7
Name
Francis Eyles
In office
1707–1709
Tenure (years)
2
Gilbert Heathcote
Gilbert Heathcote
No.
8
Name
Gilbert Heathcote
In office
1709–1711
Tenure (years)
2
Nathaniel Gould
Nathaniel Gould
No.
9
Name
Nathaniel Gould
In office
1711–1713
Tenure (years)
2
John Rudge
John Rudge
No.
10
Name
John Rudge
In office
1713–1715
Tenure (years)
2
Peter Delmé
Peter Delmé
No.
11
Name
Peter Delmé
In office
1715–1717
Tenure (years)
2
Gerard Conyers
Gerard Conyers
No.
12
Name
Gerard Conyers
In office
1717–1719
Tenure (years)
2
John Hanger
John Hanger
No.
13
Name
John Hanger
In office
1719–1721
Tenure (years)
2
Thomas Scawen
Thomas Scawen
No.
14
Name
Thomas Scawen
In office
1721–1723
Tenure (years)
2
Gilbert Heathcote
Gilbert Heathcote
No.
15
Name
Gilbert Heathcote
In office
1723–1725
Tenure (years)
2
William Thompson
William Thompson
No.
16
Name
William Thompson
In office
1725–1727
Tenure (years)
2
Humphry Morice
Humphry Morice
No.
17
Name
Humphry Morice
In office
1727–1729
Tenure (years)
2
Samuel Holden
Samuel Holden
No.
18
Name
Samuel Holden
In office
1729–1731
Tenure (years)
2
Edward Bellamy
Edward Bellamy
No.
19
Name
Edward Bellamy
In office
1731–1733
Tenure (years)
2
Horatio Townshend
Horatio Townshend
No.
20
Name
Horatio Townshend
In office
1733–1735
Tenure (years)
2
Bryan Benson
Bryan Benson
No.
21
Name
Bryan Benson
In office
1735–1737
Tenure (years)
2
Thomas Cooke
Thomas Cooke
No.
22
Name
Thomas Cooke
In office
1737–1740
Tenure (years)
3
Delillers Carbonnel
Delillers Carbonnel
No.
23
Name
Delillers Carbonnel
In office
1740–1741
Tenure (years)
1
Stamp Brooksbank
Stamp Brooksbank
No.
24
Name
Stamp Brooksbank
In office
1741–1743
Tenure (years)
2
William Fawkener
William Fawkener
No.
25
Name
William Fawkener
In office
1743–1745
Tenure (years)
2
Charles Savage
Charles Savage
No.
26
Name
Charles Savage
In office
1745–1747
Tenure (years)
2
Benjamin Longuet
Benjamin Longuet
No.
27
Name
Benjamin Longuet
In office
1747–1749
Tenure (years)
2
William Hunt
William Hunt
No.
28
Name
William Hunt
In office
1749–1752
Tenure (years)
3
Alexander Sheafe
Alexander Sheafe
No.
29
Name
Alexander Sheafe
In office
1752–1754
Tenure (years)
2
Charles Palmer
Charles Palmer
No.
30
Name
Charles Palmer
In office
1754–1756
Tenure (years)
2
Matthews Beachcroft
Matthews Beachcroft
No.
31
Name
Matthews Beachcroft
In office
1756–1758
Tenure (years)
2
Merrik Burrell
Merrik Burrell
No.
32
Name
Merrik Burrell
In office
1758–1760
Tenure (years)
2
Bartholomew Burton
Bartholomew Burton
No.
33
Name
Bartholomew Burton
In office
1760–1762
Tenure (years)
2
Robert Marsh
Robert Marsh
No.
34
Name
Robert Marsh
In office
1762–1764
Tenure (years)
2
John Weyland
John Weyland
No.
35
Name
John Weyland
In office
1764–1766
Tenure (years)
2
Matthew Clarmont
Matthew Clarmont
No.
36
Name
Matthew Clarmont
In office
1766–1769
Tenure (years)
3
William Cooper
William Cooper
No.
37
Name
William Cooper
In office
1769–1771
Tenure (years)
2
Edward Payne
Edward Payne
No.
38
Name
Edward Payne
In office
1771–1773
Tenure (years)
2
James Sperling
James Sperling
No.
39
Name
James Sperling
In office
1773–1775
Tenure (years)
2
Samuel Beachcroft
Samuel Beachcroft
No.
40
Name
Samuel Beachcroft
In office
1775–1777
Tenure (years)
2
Peter Gaussen
Peter Gaussen
No.
41
Name
Peter Gaussen
In office
1777–1779
Tenure (years)
2
Daniel Booth
Daniel Booth
No.
42
Name
Daniel Booth
In office
1779–1781
Tenure (years)
2
William Ewer
William Ewer
No.
43
Name
William Ewer
In office
1781–1783
Tenure (years)
2
Richard Neave
Richard Neave
No.
44
Name
Richard Neave
In office
1783–1785
Tenure (years)
2
George Peters
George Peters
No.
45
Name
George Peters
In office
1785–1787
Tenure (years)
2
Edward Darell
Edward Darell
No.
46
Name
Edward Darell
In office
1787–1789
Tenure (years)
2
Mark Weyland
Mark Weyland
No.
47
Name
Mark Weyland
In office
1789–1791
Tenure (years)
2
Samuel Bosanquet
Samuel Bosanquet
No.
48
Name
Samuel Bosanquet
In office
1791–1793
Tenure (years)
2
Godfrey Thornton
Godfrey Thornton
No.
49
Name
Godfrey Thornton
In office
1793–1795
Tenure (years)
2
Daniel Giles
Daniel Giles
No.
50
Name
Daniel Giles
In office
1795–1797
Tenure (years)
2
Thomas Raikes
Thomas Raikes
No.
51
Name
Thomas Raikes
In office
1797–1799
Tenure (years)
2
Samuel Thornton
Samuel Thornton
No.
52
Name
Samuel Thornton
In office
1799–1801
Tenure (years)
2
Job Mathew Raikes
Job Mathew Raikes
No.
53
Name
Job Mathew Raikes
In office
1801–1802
Tenure (years)
1
Joseph Nutt
Joseph Nutt
No.
54
Name
Joseph Nutt
In office
1802–1804
Tenure (years)
2
Benjamin Winthrop
Benjamin Winthrop
No.
55
Name
Benjamin Winthrop
In office
1804–1806
Tenure (years)
2
Beeston Long
Beeston Long
No.
56
Name
Beeston Long
In office
1806–1808
Tenure (years)
2
John Whitmore
John Whitmore
No.
57
Name
John Whitmore
In office
1808–1810
Tenure (years)
2
John Pearse
John Pearse
No.
58
Name
John Pearse
In office
1810–1812
Tenure (years)
2
William Manning
William Manning
No.
59
Name
William Manning
In office
1812–1814
Tenure (years)
2
William Mellish
William Mellish
No.
60
Name
William Mellish
In office
1814–1816
Tenure (years)
2
Jeremiah Harman
Jeremiah Harman
No.
61
Name
Jeremiah Harman
In office
1816–1818
Tenure (years)
2
George Dorrien
George Dorrien
No.
62
Name
George Dorrien
In office
1818–1820
Tenure (years)
2
Charles Pole
Charles Pole
No.
63
Name
Charles Pole
In office
1820–1822
Tenure (years)
2
John Bowden
John Bowden
No.
64
Name
John Bowden
In office
1822–1824
Tenure (years)
2
Cornelius Buller
Cornelius Buller
No.
65
Name
Cornelius Buller
In office
1824–1826
Tenure (years)
2
John Baker Richards
John Baker Richards
No.
66
Name
John Baker Richards
In office
1826–1828
Tenure (years)
2
Samuel Drewe
Samuel Drewe
No.
67
Name
Samuel Drewe
In office
1828–1830
Tenure (years)
2
John Horsley Palmer
John Horsley Palmer
No.
68
Name
John Horsley Palmer
In office
1830–1833
Tenure (years)
3
Richard Mee Raikes
Richard Mee Raikes
No.
69
Name
Richard Mee Raikes
In office
1833–1834
Tenure (years)
1
James Pattison
James Pattison
No.
70
Name
James Pattison
In office
1834–1837
Tenure (years)
3
Timothy Abraham Curtis
Timothy Abraham Curtis
No.
71
Name
Timothy Abraham Curtis
In office
1837–1839
Tenure (years)
2
John Reid
John Reid
No.
72
Name
John Reid
In office
1839–1841
Tenure (years)
2
John Pelly
John Pelly
No.
73
Name
John Pelly
In office
1841–1842
Tenure (years)
1
William Cotton
William Cotton
No.
74
Name
William Cotton
In office
1842–1845
Tenure (years)
3
John Benjamin Heath
John Benjamin Heath
No.
75
Name
John Benjamin Heath
In office
1845–1847
Tenure (years)
2
William Robinson
William Robinson
No.
76
Name
William Robinson
In office
April–August 1847
Tenure (years)
0.3
James Morris
James Morris
No.
77
Name
James Morris
In office
1847–1849
Tenure (years)
2
Henry James Prescott
Henry James Prescott
No.
78
Name
Henry James Prescott
In office
1849–1851
Tenure (years)
2
Thomson Hankey
Thomson Hankey
No.
79
Name
Thomson Hankey
In office
1851–1853
Tenure (years)
2
John Hubbard
John Hubbard
No.
80
Name
John Hubbard
In office
1853–1855
Tenure (years)
2
Thomas Matthias Weguelin
Thomas Matthias Weguelin
No.
81
Name
Thomas Matthias Weguelin
In office
1855–1857
Tenure (years)
2
Sheffield Neave
Sheffield Neave
No.
82
Name
Sheffield Neave
In office
1857–1859
Tenure (years)
2
Bonamy Dobrée
Bonamy Dobrée
No.
83
Name
Bonamy Dobrée
In office
1859–1861
Tenure (years)
2
Alfred Latham
Alfred Latham
No.
84
Name
Alfred Latham
In office
1861–1863
Tenure (years)
2
Kirkman Hodgson
Kirkman Hodgson
No.
85
Name
Kirkman Hodgson
In office
1863–1865
Tenure (years)
2
Henry Lancelot Holland
Henry Lancelot Holland
No.
86
Name
Henry Lancelot Holland
In office
1865–1867
Tenure (years)
2
Thomas Newman Hunt
Thomas Newman Hunt
No.
87
Name
Thomas Newman Hunt
In office
1867–1869
Tenure (years)
2
Robert Wigram Crawford
Robert Wigram Crawford
No.
88
Name
Robert Wigram Crawford
In office
1869–1871
Tenure (years)
2
George Lyall
George Lyall
No.
89
Name
George Lyall
In office
1871–1873
Tenure (years)
2
Benjamin Buck Greene
Benjamin Buck Greene
No.
90
Name
Benjamin Buck Greene
In office
1873–1875
Tenure (years)
2
Hucks Gibbs
Hucks Gibbs
No.
91
Name
Hucks Gibbs
In office
1875–1877
Tenure (years)
2
Edward Howley Palmer
Edward Howley Palmer
No.
92
Name
Edward Howley Palmer
In office
1877–1879
Tenure (years)
2
John William Birch
John William Birch
No.
93
Name
John William Birch
In office
1879–1881
Tenure (years)
2
Henry Grenfell
Henry Grenfell
No.
94
Name
Henry Grenfell
In office
1881–1883
Tenure (years)
2
John Saunders Gilliat
John Saunders Gilliat
No.
95
Name
John Saunders Gilliat
In office
1883–1885
Tenure (years)
2
James Pattison Currie
James Pattison Currie
No.
96
Name
James Pattison Currie
In office
1885–1887
Tenure (years)
2
Mark Collet
Mark Collet
No.
97
Name
Mark Collet
In office
1887–1889
Tenure (years)
2
William Lidderdale
William Lidderdale
No.
98
Name
William Lidderdale
In office
1889–1892
Tenure (years)
3
David Powell
David Powell
No.
99
Name
David Powell
In office
1892–1895
Tenure (years)
3
Albert George Sandeman
Albert George Sandeman
No.
100
Name
Albert George Sandeman
In office
1895–1897
Tenure (years)
2
Hugh Colin Smith
Hugh Colin Smith
No.
101
Name
Hugh Colin Smith
In office
1897–1899
Tenure (years)
2
Samuel Steuart Gladstone
Samuel Steuart Gladstone
No.
102
Name
Samuel Steuart Gladstone
In office
1899–1901
Tenure (years)
2
Augustus Prevost
Augustus Prevost
No.
103
Name
Augustus Prevost
In office
1901–1903
Tenure (years)
2
Samuel Morley
Samuel Morley
No.
104
Name
Samuel Morley
In office
1903–1905
Tenure (years)
2
Alexander Falconer Wallace
Alexander Falconer Wallace
No.
105
Name
Alexander Falconer Wallace
In office
1905–1907
Tenure (years)
2
William Middleton Campbell
William Middleton Campbell
No.
106
Name
William Middleton Campbell
In office
1907–1909
Tenure (years)
2
Reginald Eden Johnston
Reginald Eden Johnston
No.
107
Name
Reginald Eden Johnston
In office
1909–1911
Tenure (years)
2
Alfred Clayton Cole
Alfred Clayton Cole
No.
108
Name
Alfred Clayton Cole
In office
1911–1913
Tenure (years)
2
Walter Cunliffe
Walter Cunliffe
No.
109
Name
Walter Cunliffe
In office
1913–1918
Tenure (years)
5
Brien Cokayne
Brien Cokayne
No.
110
Name
Brien Cokayne
In office
1918–1920
Tenure (years)
2
Montagu Norman
Montagu Norman
No.
111
Name
Montagu Norman
In office
1920–1944
Tenure (years)
24
Thomas Catto
Thomas Catto
No.
112
Name
Thomas Catto
In office
1944–1949
Tenure (years)
5
Cameron Cobbold
Cameron Cobbold
No.
113
Name
Cameron Cobbold
In office
1949–1961
Tenure (years)
12
Rowland Baring
Rowland Baring
No.
114
Name
Rowland Baring
In office
1961–1966
Tenure (years)
5
Leslie O'Brien
Leslie O'Brien
No.
115
Name
Leslie O'Brien
In office
1966–1973
Tenure (years)
7
Gordon Richardson
Gordon Richardson
No.
116
Name
Gordon Richardson
In office
1973–1983
Tenure (years)
10
Robin Leigh-Pemberton
Robin Leigh-Pemberton
No.
117
Name
Robin Leigh-Pemberton
In office
1983–1993
Tenure (years)
10
Edward George
Edward George
No.
118
Name
Edward George
In office
1993–2003
Tenure (years)
10
Mervyn King
Mervyn King
No.
119
Name
Mervyn King
In office
2003–2013
Tenure (years)
10
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
No.
120
Name
Mark Carney
In office
2013–2020
Tenure (years)
7
Andrew Bailey
Andrew Bailey
No.
121
Name
Andrew Bailey
In office
2020–present
Tenure (years)
5
No.
Name
In office
Tenure (years)
1
John Houblon
1694–1697
3
2
William Scawen
1697–1699
2
3
Nathaniel Tench
1699–1701
2
4
John Ward
1701–1703
2
5
Abraham Houblon
1703–1705
2
6
James Bateman
1705–1707
2
7
Francis Eyles
1707–1709
2
8
Gilbert Heathcote
1709–1711
2
9
Nathaniel Gould
1711–1713
2
10
John Rudge
1713–1715
2
11
Peter Delmé
1715–1717
2
12
Gerard Conyers
1717–1719
2
13
John Hanger
1719–1721
2
14
Thomas Scawen
1721–1723
2
15
Gilbert Heathcote
1723–1725
2
16
William Thompson
1725–1727
2
17
Humphry Morice
1727–1729
2
18
Samuel Holden
1729–1731
2
19
Edward Bellamy
1731–1733
2
20
Horatio Townshend
1733–1735
2
21
Bryan Benson
1735–1737
2
22
Thomas Cooke
1737–1740
3
23
Delillers Carbonnel
1740–1741
1
24
Stamp Brooksbank
1741–1743
2
25
William Fawkener
1743–1745
2
26
Charles Savage
1745–1747
2
27
Benjamin Longuet
1747–1749
2
28
William Hunt
1749–1752
3
29
Alexander Sheafe
1752–1754
2
30
Charles Palmer
1754–1756
2
31
Matthews Beachcroft
1756–1758
2
32
Merrik Burrell
1758–1760
2
33
Bartholomew Burton
1760–1762
2
34
Robert Marsh
1762–1764
2
35
John Weyland
1764–1766
2
36
Matthew Clarmont
1766–1769
3
37
William Cooper
1769–1771
2
38
Edward Payne
1771–1773
2
39
James Sperling
1773–1775
2
40
Samuel Beachcroft
1775–1777
2
41
Peter Gaussen
1777–1779
2
42
Daniel Booth
1779–1781
2
43
William Ewer
1781–1783
2
44
Richard Neave
1783–1785
2
45
George Peters
1785–1787
2
46
Edward Darell
1787–1789
2
47
Mark Weyland
1789–1791
2
48
Samuel Bosanquet
1791–1793
2
49
Godfrey Thornton
1793–1795
2

References

  1. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/george-osborne-gets-his-man-mark-carney-named-as-new-bank-of-england-governor-8352494.html
  2. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/20/andrew-bailey-appointed-head-of-bank-of-england
  3. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50872107
  4. Bank of England
    https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2019/december/andrew-bailey-announced-as-new-governor-of-the-boe
  5. BBC.com
    https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50837114
  6. The Early History of Banking in England (Rle Banking and Finance)
  7. "Court of Directors"
    https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/people/court-of-directors
  8. www.bankofengland.co.uk
    http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/people/andrew-bailey/biography
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