Dr. Klaus Liebscher Governor of the Austrian National Bank   Born: in 1939

Education:

High school diploma, Salzburg Law degree (Dr. iur.) from the University of Vienna  

Professional background:

• 1968 - 1995 Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG, Vienna
• 1980 - 1995 Member of the Executive Board
• 1988 - 1995 Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board
• 1988 - 1998 Member of the General Council of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
• 1995 - 1998 President of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna
• June 1995 - present Austria's Governor to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) OeNB representative in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Governors' Meeting  
• June 1998 - present Member of both the Governing Council and the General Council of the European Central Bank (ECB)
• Sept. 1, 1998 - present Governor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna 
  
  

Other:

• 1980 - 1995 Member of the supervisory boards of numerous Austrian banks and other corporations in Austria and abroad
• 1990 - 1995 President of the Vienna Stock Exchange Council