louis rasminsky

right Louis Rasminsky (February 1, 1908, Montreal - September 15, 1998, Ottawa) was the third Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973, succeeding James Coyne. He was succeded by Gerald Bouey. He was raised in Toronto and educated at the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics, learning with John Maynard Keynes and Harold Laski. In 1930, he started at the League of Nations as a specialist in monetary and banking issues. He joined the Bank of Canada in 1940, becoming executive assistant to the Governors of the Bank from 1943 to 1954 and Deputy Governor in 1955. He served as Canada's executive director at the International Monetary Fund from 1946 until 1962. He was also executive director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1950 to 1962. He was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1968. His daughter, F. Rasminsky, currently is an Accounting teacher at York Memorial Collegiate Institute.

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Against the Odds: The Public Life and Times of Louis Rasminsky by Bruce Muirhead

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