Otmar Issing | |
|---|---|
| Chief Economist of the European Central Bank | |
| In office 1 June 1998 – 31 May 2006 | |
| President | Wim Duisenberg Jean-Claude Trichet |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jürgen Stark |
| Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank | |
| In office 1 July 1998 – 1 June 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jürgen Stark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1936 Würzburg, Germany |
| Education | University of Würzburg |
Otmar Issing (born 27 March 1936 in Würzburg) is a German economist who served as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2006 and concurrently as ECB chief economist. He developed the 'two-pillar' approach to monetary policy decision-making that the ECB has adopted. After leaving the executive board, Issing been serving as president of the Center for Financial Studies since 2006.