Tuomas Saarenheimo | |
|---|---|
 Saarenheimo in 2015 | |
| President of the Eurogroup Working Group | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hans Vijlbrief |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 58–59) Helsinki,Finland [1] |
| Spouse | Mari Koli [2] |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
Tuomas Saarenheimo (born 1964) is a Finnish civil servant,who currently serves as the President of the Eurogroup Working Group.
Saarenheimo graduated from the University of Helsinki in 1989 and continued studying afterwards,receiving his doctorate in economics in 1994. He has also worked as a researcher at the university. [3] Saarenheimo filled several positions at the Bank of Finland. His last post was as Chief Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Research Policy Department. [4] Besides,he has served as the Executive Director for Nordic and Baltic countries at the International Monetary Fund and as National Expert at the European Commission. [3]
Saarenheimo became the Permanent Under-Secretary for International and Financial Market Affairs at the Ministry of Finance in September 2013. [3] [5] Because of this position,he was granted membership of the Eurogroup Working Group,an advisory body that prepares the monthly meetings of the Eurogroup. He also became a member of the board of directors of the European Financial Stability Facility,the eurozone's emergency fund to address government debt. [3]
On 1 April 2020 he became President of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) after his predecessor Hans Vijlbrief had resigned in order to fill a cabinet position in the Netherlands. [6] Saarenheimo had been elected by the EWG in February,and that decision was later ratified by the Eurogroup. He simultaneously became President of the Economic and Financial Committee. [7] Saarenheimo had been a candidate for EWG president before in 2018,but withdrew. [8]
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the prime component of the Eurosystem and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) as well as one of seven institutions of the European Union. It is one of the world's most important central banks.
Pierre Moscovici is a French politician who served as the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs,Taxation and Customs from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2014 and as Minister for European Affairs between 1997 and 2002.
The Eurogroup is the recognised collective term for the informal meetings of the finance ministers of the eurozone—those member states of the European Union (EU) which have adopted the euro as their official currency. The group has 20 members. It exercises political control over the currency and related aspects of the EU's monetary union such as the Stability and Growth Pact. The current President of the Eurogroup is Paschal Donohoe,the Minister for Public Expenditure,National Development Plan Delivery and Reform of Ireland.
The economic and monetary union (EMU) of the European Union is a group of policies aimed at converging the economies of member states of the European Union at three stages.
The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) is a special purpose vehicle financed by members of the eurozone to address the European sovereign-debt crisis. It was agreed by the Council of the European Union on 9 May 2010,with the objective of preserving financial stability in Europe by providing financial assistance to eurozone states in economic difficulty. The Facility's headquarters are in Luxembourg City,as are those of the European Stability Mechanism. Treasury management services and administrative support are provided to the Facility by the European Investment Bank through a service level contract. Since the establishment of the European Stability Mechanism,the activities of the EFSF are carried out by the ESM.
The European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM) is an emergency funding programme reliant upon funds raised on the financial markets and guaranteed by the European Commission using the budget of the European Union as collateral. It runs under the supervision of the Commission and aims at preserving financial stability in Europe by providing financial assistance to member states of the European Union in economic difficulty.
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is an intergovernmental organization located in Luxembourg City,which operates under public international law for all eurozone member states having ratified a special ESM intergovernmental treaty. It was established on 27 September 2012 as a permanent firewall for the eurozone,to safeguard and provide instant access to financial assistance programmes for member states of the eurozone in financial difficulty,with a maximum lending capacity of €500 billion. It has replaced two earlier temporary EU funding programmes:the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM).
Jeroen RenéVictor Anton Dijsselbloem is a Dutch politician and economist serving as Mayor of Eindhoven since 13 September 2022,succeeding John Jorritsma (VVD). A member of the Labour Party (PvdA),he has also been Chairman of the supervisory board of Wageningen University since 1 April 2019.
Luis de Guindos Jurado is a Spanish politician serving as Vice-President of the European Central Bank since 2018. He previously served as Spain's Minister of Economy,Industry and Competitiveness from 2011 to 2018.
Peter Kažimír ) is a Slovak central banker and former politician,currently serving as the Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS). He previously served as the country's Finance Minister under prime ministers Robert Fico and Peter Pellegrini. He was a senior member of the social-democratic SMER-SD party,but left the party after assuming the governorship of NBS.
Pierre Gramegna is a Luxembourgish career diplomat and politician of the Democratic Party who has been serving as managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) since 2022. He previously,served as Minister for Finances in the government of Prime Minister Xavier Bettel from 2013 to 2022.
The Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) is a European Union advisory body,defined by the article 134 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Its president is also the president of the Eurogroup Working Group,which prepares dossiers for approval by the Eurogroup,whose decisions are generally ratified by ECOFIN.
Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) is an advisory body to the Eurogroup of the European Union. It is composed of representatives of the euro area member states of the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC),the European Commission and the European Central Bank. The President of the Eurogroup Working Group is Tuomas Saarenheimo,who entered the job in April 2020 and is also the President of the EFC. Previously,the posts had been held by Hans Vijlbrief and Thomas Wieser.
Thomas Wieser is an American-Austrian economist working for the European Union. He was the president of Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) of the EU as well as the president of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG),both advisory bodies of the Eurogroup,until February 2018.
Ivan Lesay is a Slovak political scientist,economist,civil servant,columnist and writer. In the years 2015–2017,he served as State Secretary of the Finance Ministry of the Slovak Republic.
Mário JoséGomes de Freitas Centeno is a Portuguese economist,university professor,and politician. From 2015 to 2020,he was Minister of Finance of Portugal in the government cabinet of Prime Minister António Costa of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS). He was the president of the Eurogroup and chairman of the board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism from 2018 to 2020. Previously,he was a board member economist of the Bank of Portugal. On 9 June 2020,he announced his resignation from the Ministry of Finance,effective 15 June. On 16 July 2020,the Council of Ministers approved Centeno's nomination for the post of Governor of the Bank of Portugal,put forward by his successor as Finance minister,João Leão. Centeno is the author or co-author of several scientific publications,books and book chapters related to his areas of interest,such as labour economics,econometrics,microeconomics and contract theory.
Nadia María Calviño Santamaría is a Spanish economist and civil servant who serves as First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain since July 2021 and as Minister of Economy since 2018 under prime minister Pedro Sánchez. In 2020,her portfolio was renamed as Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation.
Johannes Alexander "Hans" Vijlbrief is a Dutch civil servant,economist,and politician,who currently serves as State Secretary for the Extractive Industries. He is a member of the social-liberal party Democrats 66 (D66).
A.C.C. Rebergen is a Dutch civil servant,who has been serving as the Treasurer-General at the Ministry of Finance since 2018.
Syntynyt: Helsingissä 1964
