Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Central Banks

International Organizations

Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Michael Kenneth “Mike” Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1949; d. February 2 2020.

1999 – 2002


Chair of the Bank for International Settlements
Jens Weidmann

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1968.

2015 – 2021


Chair of the Financial Stability Board
Mario Draghi

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1947.

2006 – 2011

Mark Joseph Carney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1965.

2011 – 2018




National Central Banks

Navigation: Bank of Canada | European Central Bank | Federal Reserve System (United States) | German Bundesbank | Reserve Bank of India | Bank of Italy | De Nederlansche Bank.

Bank of Canada

Governor of the Bank of Canada
James Elliott Coyne

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1910; d. October 12 2012.

1955 – 1961

John William Crow

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1937.

1987 – 1994

David Allison Dodge

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 8 1943.

2001 – 2008

Mark Joseph Carney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1965.

2008 – 2013


Bank of England

Governor of the Bank of England
Sir Mervyn Allister King

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1948.

2003 – 2013

Mark Joseph Carney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1965.

2013 – 2020


European Central Bank

President of the European Central Bank
Mario Draghi

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1947.

2011 – 2019


Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
Jörg Asmussen

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1966.

2012 – 2014


Federal Reserve System

President of the Second Bank of the United States
William Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1760; d. September 6 1831.

1817 – 1819

Langdon Cheves

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1776; d. June 26 1857.

1819 – 1823

Nicholas Biddle

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1786; d. February 27 1844.

1823 – 1836

Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Ben Shalom Bernanke

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1953.

2006 – 2014

Jerome Hayden “Jay” Powell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1953.

2018 – present


Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Ben Shalom Bernanke

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1953.

2002 – 2005

Ben Shalom Bernanke

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1953.

2006 – 2014

Jerome Hayden “Jay” Powell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1953.

2012 – present


President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Austan Dean Goolsbee

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1969.

2023 – present


President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Timothy Franz Geithner

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1961.

2003 – 2009


German Bundesbank

President of the German Bundesbank
Jens Weidmann

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1968.

2011 – 2021


Reserve Bank of India

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Manmohan Singh

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1932; d. December 26 2024.

1982 – 1985


Bank of Italy

Governor of the Bank of Italy
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1920; d. September 16 2016.

1979 – 1993

Mario Draghi

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1947.

2006 – 2011


De Nederlandsche Bank

President of De Nederlandsche Bank
Jelle Zijlstra

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1918; d. December 23 2001.

1967 – 1982