The Lord Cunliffe | |
|---|---|
| Governor of the Bank of England | |
| In office 1913–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Clayton Cole |
| Succeeded by | Sir Brien Cokayne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Cunliffe 3 December 1855 London, England |
| Died | 6 January 1920 (aged 64) Headley Court, Surrey, England |
| Profession | Banker |
Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe, GBE (3 December 1855 – 6 January 1920) was a British banker who established the merchant banking business of Cunliffe Brothers (after 1920, Goschens & Cunliffe) in London, and who was Governor of the Bank of England from 1913 to 1918, during the critical World War I era. He was created 1st Baron Cunliffe in 1914. He chaired the Cunliffe Committee which reported in 1918 with a plan for the monetary policy of the central bank and government after the war, which helped to shape fiscal policy.