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Ivar Rooth | |
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| Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund | |
| In office 3 August 1951 – 3 October 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Camille Gutt |
| Succeeded by | Per Jacobsson |
| Governor of the Swedish National Bank | |
| In office 1929–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Moll |
| Succeeded by | Klas Böök |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1888 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 27 February 1972 (aged 83) Lidingö, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
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Ivar Rooth (2 November 1888 – 27 February 1972) was a Swedish lawyer and economist who served as the governor of the Swedish National Bank from 1929 to 1948 and the second managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1951 to 1956. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Bank of International Settlements.