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Governor of the Bank of England

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Residence  London, United Kingdom
Inaugural holder  Sir John Houblon
Term length  8 years Renewable once
Formation  1694
Governor of the Bank of England

Appointer  Monarch on advice from the Prime Minister
Website  Governor of the Bank of England

The Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the Bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor. The Governor of the Bank of England is also Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee, with a major role in guiding national economic and monetary policy, and is therefore one of the most important public officials in the United Kingdom.

The 120th and current Governor is the Canadian Mark Carney, appointed in 2013. He is the first non-Briton to be appointed to the post, but made a commitment to the Prime Minister to take up British citizenship.

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Governor of the Bank of England Wikipedia