1. Stephen Shawn Poloz was born on 1955 and is a Canadian banker who served as the ninth governor of the Bank of Canada from 2013 to 2020.
19 Facts About Stephen Poloz
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Stephen Poloz is a member of the board of directors for the Bank for International Settlements.
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Stephen Poloz's father is of Ukrainian and Polish descent, and his mother is of English and Scottish ancestry, and a descendant of George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen.
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Stephen Poloz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Queen's University and Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in economics from the University of Western Ontario.
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Stephen Poloz is a graduate of Columbia University's senior executive program and is a Certified International Trade Professional.
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Stephen Poloz received his bachelor's degree in 1978 from the Queen's University at Kingston, Canada.
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Stephen Poloz received his master's degree in economics in 1979 from the University of Western Ontario, and then a PhD in economics in 1982 from the same institution.
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From 1981 to 1994 Stephen Poloz worked for the Bank of Canada, before leaving as chief of the research department to become managing editor of BCA Research from 1994 to 1999.
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Stephen Poloz joined Export Development Canada in 1999 and became its president and CEO in 2010.
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Stephen Poloz has been a visiting scholar with the "Economic Planning Agency" in Tokyo and at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC.
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Stephen Poloz attended the 62nd Bilderberg Annual Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2014, where one of the subjects discussed was the situation in Ukraine.
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Stephen Poloz holds an honorary Certified International Trade Professional designation from the Forum for International Trade Training.
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Stephen Poloz is a past president of the Ottawa Economics Association.
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In 2013, Stephen Poloz was appointed as the Governor of the Bank of Canada on a seven-year term.
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In January 2015, Stephen Poloz cut the Bank of Canada's key interest rate from 1 percent to 0.75 percent in response to a stark decline in oil prices.
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In July 2017, Stephen Poloz raised the Bank's key interest rate to 0.75 percent, the first interest rate increase in Canada in seven years.
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On July 1,2022, Stephen Poloz joined the board of governors of Western University.
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Stephen Poloz was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2024.
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Stephen Poloz is married to Valerie Stephen Poloz and they have two children.