Karnit Flug

Karnit Flug
קרנית פלוג
9th Governor of the Bank of Israel
In office
November 13, 2013 – November 12, 2018
Acting: July 1, 2013 – November 13, 2013
Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu
Preceded byStanley Fischer
Succeeded byAmir Yaron
Personal details
Born
Christina Flug

(1955-01-09) January 9, 1955 (age 69)
Poland
EducationHebrew University Secondary School
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Columbia University
OccupationEconomist
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Karnit Flug (Hebrew: קרנית פלוג; born January 9, 1955) is a Polish-born Israeli economist and government official who served as the 9th governor of the Bank of Israel from 2013 to 2018.[1] She was the first, and to date the only, woman to hold that position.[2]

  1. ^ "Karnit Flug named Bank of Israel governor". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ^ Cohen, Tova (20 October 2013). "Karnit Flug named Bank of Israel governor". Reuters. Retrieved 30 October 2013.