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The
International
Monetary
Fund (IMF)
is an
international
organization,
with HQs in
Washington,
D.C.,
working to
foster
global
monetary
cooperation,
secure
financial
stability,
facilitate
international
trade,
promote high
employment
and
sustainable
economic
growth, and
reduce
poverty
around the
world
IMF is led
by a
managing
director,
who is head
of the staff
and serves
as Chairman
of the
Executive
Board.
The managing
director is
assisted by
a First
Deputy
managing
director and
three other
Deputy
Managing
Directors.
List of
Managing
Directors
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Name |
Nationality |
Dates |
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1 Camille Gutt |
Belgium
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6 May 1946 –
5 May 1951 |
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2. Ivar Rooth |
Sweden
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3 August 1951 –
3 October 1956 |
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3. Per Jacobsson |
Sweden
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21 November 1956 –
5 May 1963 |
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4. Pierre-Paul Schweitzer |
France
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1 September 1963 –
31 August 1973 |
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5. Johan Witteveen |
Netherlands
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1 September 1973 –
18 June 1978 |
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6. Jacques de Larosière |
France
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18 June 1978 –
15 January 1987 |
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7. Michel Camdessus |
France
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16 January 1987 –
14 February 2000 |
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8. Horst Köhler |
Germany
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1 May 2000 –
4 March 2004 |
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9. Rodrigo Rato |
Spain
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7 June 2004 –
31 October 2007 |
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10. Dominique Strauss-Kahn |
France
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1 November 2007 –
18 May 2011 |
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11. Christine Lagarde |
France
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5 July 2011 – Present |
As on Jan 1 2019 |
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