Anna Breman | |
|---|---|
| First Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank | |
| Assumed office 2 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Cecilia Skingsley |
| Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank | |
| In office 1 December 2019 –2 September 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sweden |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University Stockholm School of Economics |
Anna Breman is a Swedish banker and economist. She is currently serving as the First Deputy Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank,the central bank of Sweden. [1] [2] She will take up the position of governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand on 1 December 2025. [3] [4]
Breman gained her BSc in Economics from Uppsala University in 2001,and her PhD in economics from Stockholm School of Economics in 2006. During her PhD,she attended Harvard University as a visiting graduate student. In 2006 she was a visiting researcher at the University of California,San Diego. [5] [6]
Breman began her career at the World Bank as an intern and consultant for the Health,Nutrition and Population team. After completing her PhD studies,she joined the Swedish Ministry of Finance,then moved to Swedbank as a senior economist in the research department in 2013. Breman was named Group Chief Economist in 2015,and later also became Head of Macro Research in 2018. [7] [8] In November 2019,following the departure of Kerstin af Jochnick in September of that year,Breman was appointed Deputy Governor of the Riksbank for a six-year term. She started her term on 1 December 2019. [1] In September 2025,New Zealand Minister of Finance Nicola Willis announced that Breman had been appointed as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand,and would take up the role on 1 December. [3] [4]
Breman is married and has two children.[ citation needed ] As of 2019,she lives in central Stockholm. [9] [ needs update ]