Ivan Šramko

Ivan Šramko (born 3 September 1957) served as the Governor of National Bank of Slovakia since January 2005 to January 2010.[1] Šramko is notable for overseeing Slovakia's adoption of the Euro currency in 2009. As a Governor, he was considered an inflation hawk.[2]

Ivan Šramko
Governor of National Bank of Slovakia
In office
1 January 2005 – 11 January 2010
Preceded byMarián Jusko
Succeeded byJozef Makúch
Personal details
Born (1957-09-03) 3 September 1957
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Alma materUniversity of Economics, Bratislava
ProfessionBanker

Career

Ivan Šramko was born on 3 September 1957 in Bratislava. He studied at the University of Economics in Bratislava, graduating in 1980 in Management.[3]

In the 1990s, Šramko served on managing boards of various Slovak banks. Šramko joined the Board of the National Bank of Slovakia in 2002 as Deputy Governor and was appointed Governor effective 1 January 2005.[4]

After the end of his term as the Governor he was appointed the ambassador of Slovakia to the OECD.[5] Between 2012 and 2020 he served as the Chairman of the Council for Budget Responsibility.[6]

References
  1. "List of former governors and board members of the National Bank of Slovakia". Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  2. "Another Inflation Hawk to Join ECB". Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  3. "Guvernér NBS Ivan Šramko oslavuje životné jubileum". index.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. "Official CV of Ivan Šramko" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  5. "Slovakia ex-chief made OECD ambassador". Central Banking. January 14, 2010.
  6. "Former members of CBR".
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