Peter Praet
Peter Praet | |
|---|---|
| Chief Economist of the European Central Bank | |
| In office 1 January 2012 – 31 May 2019 | |
| President | Mario Draghi |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Stark |
| Succeeded by | Philip R. Lane |
| Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank | |
| In office 1 June 2011 – 31 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell |
| Succeeded by | Philip R. Lane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1949 Herchen, Germany |
| Education | Université libre de Bruxelles |
Peter Praet (born 20 January 1949 in Herchen near Eitorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Allied-occupied Germany) is a Belgian economist who served as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank from 2011 to 2019 and concurrently as ECB chief economist following his 2012 appointment.
Within the ECB, Praet was widely considered to be centrist on monetary policy with a “dovish” tilt, meaning he was more likely to take growth prospects into account in the conduct of monetary policy than strict inflation “hawks” do.