Executive Board members’ terms of office
The Executive Board plays a key role in managing the euro area’s monetary policy and overseeing the ECB’s day-to-day operations. It has six members, including the President and Vice-President, and each member serves a fixed term to ensure stability, independence and continuity in decision-making. This page provides an overview of the terms of office of the current and former Board members.
Terms of office
|
Name |
Position |
Start date |
End date |
|
Vice-President |
01/06/2026 |
31/05/2034 |
|
|
Executive Board member |
01/11/2023 |
31/10/2031 |
|
|
Executive Board member |
15/12/2020 |
14/12/2028 |
|
|
Executive Board member |
01/01/2020 |
31/12/2027 |
|
|
President |
01/11/2019 |
31/10/2027 |
|
|
Executive Board member |
01/06/2019 |
31/05/2027 |
|
|
Luis de Guindos |
Vice-President |
01/06/2018 |
31/05/2026 |
|
Fabio Panetta |
Executive Board member |
01/01/2020 |
31/10/2023 |
|
Sabine Lautenschläger |
Executive Board member |
27/01/2014 |
31/10/2019 |
Yves Mersch |
Executive Board member |
15/12/2012 |
14/12/2020 |
|
Benoît Cœuré |
Executive Board member |
01/01/2012 |
31/12/2019 |
Jörg Asmussen |
Executive Board member |
01/01/2012 |
07/01/2014 |
|
Mario Draghi |
President |
01/11/2011 |
31/10/2019 |
|
Peter Praet |
Executive Board member |
01/06/2011 |
31/05/2019 |
|
Vítor Constâncio |
Vice-President |
01/06/2010 |
31/05/2018 |
|
Jürgen Stark |
Executive Board member |
01/06/2006 |
31/12/2011 |
|
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi |
Executive Board member |
01/06/2005 |
31/12/2011 |
|
Jean-Claude Trichet |
President |
01/11/2003 |
31/10/2011 |
|
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell |
Executive Board member |
01/06/2003 |
31/05/2011 |
|
Lucas Papademos |
Vice-President |
01/06/2002 |
31/05/2010 |
|
Otmar Issing |
Executive Board member |
01/06/1998 |
31/05/2006 |
|
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa |
Executive Board member |
01/06/1998 |
31/05/2005 |
|
Eugenio Domingo Solans |
Executive Board member |
01/06/1998 |
31/05/2004 |
|
Wim Duisenberg |
President |
01/06/1998 |
31/05/2003 |
|
Sirkka Hämäläinen |
Executive Board member |
01/06/1998 |
31/05/2003 |
|
Christian Noyer |
Vice-President |
01/06/1998 |
31/05/2002 |