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Archive photograph, for illustration. Christine Lagarde in a portrait photograph.

Lagarde to leave ECB presidency on 7 February 2027

Archive photograph, for illustration. Christine Lagarde in a portrait photograph. · 2020 · European Parliament from EU · CC BY 2.0
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Christine Lagarde will step down as European Central Bank president on 7 February 2027, before her term ends in October.

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Christine Lagarde will leave her post as president of the European Central Bank on 7 February 2027, eight months before her term was due to end, the ECB has announced. The early departure will bring forward the start of the process to appoint her successor.

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