Governor of the Bank of Italy

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Governor of the Bank of Italy
Governatore della Banca d'Italia
Fabio Panetta 2023 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Fabio Panetta
since 1 November 2023
Bank of Italy
Seat Palazzo Koch, Rome
Appointer President of Italy (since 1946)
with the approval of the Council of Ministers
Term length 6 years
Formation1928
First holder Bonaldo Stringher
DeputyDirector General of the Bank of Italy
Website bancaditalia.it

The Governor of the Bank of Italy is the most senior position in the Bank of Italy. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor.

List of Governors

N.PortraitGovernor
(Born–Died)
Took officeLeft officeRef
1 Bonaldo Stringher 1.jpg Bonaldo Stringher
(1854–1930)
3 July 192824 December 1930 [1]
2 years, 174 days
2 Vincenzo Azzolini 1930.jpg Vincenzo Azzolini
(1881–1967)
10 January 19314 June 1944 [2]
13 years, 146 days
3 President Luigi Einaudi.jpg Luigi Einaudi
(1874–1961)
5 January 194511 May 1948 [3]
3 years, 127 days
4 DonatoMenichella.jpg Donato Menichella
(1896–1984)
7 August 194817 August 1960 [4]
12 years, 10 days
5 Guido Carli.jpg Guido Carli
(1914–1993)
18 August 196018 August 1975 [5]
15 years, 0 days
6 Paolo Baffi.jpg Paolo Baffi
(1911–1989)
19 August 19757 October 1979 [6]
4 years, 49 days
7 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (cropped).jpg Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
(1920–2016)
8 October 197929 April 1993 [7]
13 years, 203 days
8 Antonio Fazio (cropped).jpg Antonio Fazio
(1936– )
4 May 199319 December 2005 [8]
12 years, 229 days
9 Mario Draghi.jpg Mario Draghi
(1947– )
16 January 200631 October 2011 [9]
5 years, 306 days
10 Ignazio Visco 2012 (cropped).jpg Ignazio Visco
(1949– )
1 November 201131 October 2023 [10]
11 years, 364 days
11 Fabio Panetta 2023 (cropped).jpg Fabio Panetta
(1959– )
1 November 2023Incumbent [11]
1 year, 177 days

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