GERALD KEITH BOUEY - CANADA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06751448
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2018
• Case Number: F-2017-01113
• Publication Date: August 9, 1976

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Gerald Keith BOUEY
Governor, Bank
of Canada
Addressed as:
Mr. Bouey
In February 1973
Gerald Bouey, now 56,
began a 7-year term as
governor of the Bank of
Canada and president of
the Industrial Develop-
ment Bank. He has been
with the Bank of Canada
since 1948. In 1969 he
became a deputy governor,
with responsibility for
open market operations,
debt management activities and supervision of
capital markets; and he was senior deputy governor
during 1972-73. �
CANADA
Fiscal Policy
Fiscal conservative. Believes inflation muit
be controlled in order to sustain economic growth
and because loss of confidence in value of money:
threatens effective functioning of Western eco-
nomic, social and political institutions.
Since initiation
of controls, has moved to restrict monetary
growth�brought rate down to about 10 percent.
May move to restrict money supply growth even.moie
to help curb Canada's still high inflation rate.
Personal Data
Graduate of Queen's University, Kingston,
,Ontario. Has .attended thretk.annual-IMP-IBRD :meet-
ings. Meniberot:Canadian Economic Association.
:Intereste'inClude curling since
1945 to the former Anne Margaret Ferguson. Two
children: Robert and Kathryn.�(Mrs.Andrew Northj.
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Career Highlights
1936-41
1941-45
1948-date
1948-52
1953-56
1956-62
1962-65
1965-69 '
1969-71
Ledgerkeeper and teller,
Royal Bank of Canada
Served overseas with Royal
Canadian Air Force
Employee, Bank of Canada
Employee, Research
Department
Assistant chief,
Research Department
Deputy chief, Research
Department
Chief, Research
Department
Adviser to Board
of Governors
Deputy governor
1972-73 Senior deputy governor
1973-date Governor
9 August 1976
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