Sir
Edward Alan John George (born
1938), known as
Eddie George, or "Steady Eddie", is Governor of the
Bank of England. He joined the Bank after graduating from
Cambridge in
1962, and apart from secondments to
Moscow State University[?], the
Bank for International Settlements and the
International Monetary Fund, has remained there ever since. He was appointed Governor in
1993, and will retire 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 its interest rates.
He will be succeeded as Governor of the Bank of England by Mervyn King.