Mario Draghi
Mario Draghi is an Italian economist, academic, banker, statesman and civil servant who served as the prime minister of Italy from February 2021 to October 2022. Prior to his appointment as prime minister, he served as President of the European Central Bank (ECB) between 2011 and 2019. Draghi was also Chair of the Financial Stability Board between 2009 and 2011, and Governor of the Bank of Italy between 2006 and 2011.
Some of the key events about Mario Draghi
- 1984Appointed Executive Director of the World Bank
- 1991Became Director General of the Italian Treasury
- 2002Joined Goldman Sachs as Vice Chairman and Managing Director
- 2002Criticized for joining Goldman Sachs after public service
- 2005Appointed Governor of the Bank of Italy
- 2005Faced controversy over Banca Antonveneta takeover approval
- 2006Elected Chairman of the Financial Stability Forum
- 2011Became President of the European Central Bank
- 2011Criticized for ECB's handling of Greek debt crisis
- 2012Announced "whatever it takes" policy to preserve the euro
- 2012Faced opposition from German Bundesbank over bond-buying program
- 2014Criticized for low inflation rates in the Eurozone
- 2015Launched quantitative easing program for the Eurozone
- 2016Faced backlash over negative interest rates policy
- 2018Criticized for ending quantitative easing program prematurely
- 2019Faced controversy over restarting bond-buying program
- 2021Appointed Prime Minister of Italy
- 2021Criticized for forming a broad coalition government in Italy
- 2022Implemented reforms to secure EU recovery funds for Italy
- 2022Resigned as Prime Minister amid political crisis
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