Governor of the Bank of England

The Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the Bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor. The Governor of the Bank of England is also Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee, with a major role in guiding national economic and monetary policy, and is therefore one of the most important public officials in the United Kingdom.

The current Governor is Mervyn King, appointed in 2003.

Governors of the Bank of England

• Sir John Houblon (1694–1697)
• Sir William Scawen (1697–1699)
• Nathaniel Tench (1699–1701)
• John Ward (1701–1703)
• Abraham Houblon (1703–1705)
• Sir James Bateman (1705–1707)
• Francis Eyles (1707–1709)
• Sir Gilbert Heathcote (1709–1711)
• Nathaniel Gould (1711–1713)
• John Rudge (1713–1715)
• Sir Peter Delme (1715–1717)
• Sir Gerard Conyers (1717–1719)
• John Hanger (1719–1721)
• Sir Thomas Scawen (1721–1723)
• Sir Gilbert Heathcote (1723–1725)
• William Thompson (1725–1727)
• Humphry Morice......
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