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Christian Kettel Thomsen

Christian Kettel Thomsen

Chairman of the Board of Governors, Danmarks Nationalbank

Christian Kettel Thomsen took office as Governor by Royal Appointment and Chairman of Board of Governors of Danmarks Nationalbank as of 1 February 2023.

Christian Kettel Thomsen has an MSc in Economics from Copenhagen University. He has amongst others served as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance (2005-2010) at the Prime Minister’s Office, and Council of State Secretary (2010-2020), and most recently as Vice-President at the European Investment Bank (2020-2023).

Christian has extensive experience within economics and in his capacity of Governor of Danmarks Nationalbank and Chairman of the Systemic Risk Council he monitors that Danmarks Nationalbank meets its three main objectives: Stable prices, safe payments and a stable financial system.