Edward George, Baron George
Edward Alan John George, Baron George,
GBE,
PC, (born
1938), known as
Eddie George, or "Steady Eddie", was Governor of the
Bank of England from
1993 to
2003.
After attending
Dulwich College and learning
Russian at the
Joint Services School for Linguists during his
National Service, George joined the Bank after graduating from
Emmanuel College, Cambridge in
1962. Apart from secondments to
Moscow State University, the
Bank for International Settlements and the
International Monetary Fund, he remained there throughout his career.
George was appointed Governor of the Bank of England in 1993, and retired on the completion of his second five-year term of office on
June 30,
2003. During his governorship the Bank was given independence in setting UK interest rates by
Gordon Brown, the incoming
Chancellor of the Exchequer after the
1997 general election.
He was succeeded as Governor of the Bank of England in July
2003 by
Mervyn King. He was given a
life peerage in June
2004 as
Baron George, of
St Tudy in the County of
Cornwall.
His daughter,
Liz (born 1967), has worked for
CNN since 2001 as a
London and
sailing correspondent. She moved to
Russia Today in December 2005.
Sir Edward was conferred with a D Sc
honoris causa by the
University of Buckingham on
March 4 2000*
Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords
