Hans Tietmeyer

Hans Tietmeyer
Hans Tietmeyer (right) and Helmut Schlesinger
5th President of the German Bundesbank
In office
1 October 1993 – 31 August 1999
Preceded byHelmut Schlesinger
Succeeded byErnst Welteke
Personal details
Born(1931-08-18)18 August 1931
Metelen, Province of Westphalia
Died27 December 2016(2016-12-27) (aged 85)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Münster
University of Bonn
University of Cologne

Hans Tietmeyer (18 August 1931 – 27 December 2016) was a German economist and regarded as one of the foremost experts on international financial matters.[citation needed] He was president of Deutsche Bundesbank from 1993 until 1999 and remained afterwards one of the most important figures in finance of the European Union.[1]