Willem Frederik "Wim" Duisenberg was a Dutch politician, economist and senior official who served as the first President of the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2003. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he previously was Minister of Finance from 1973 to 1977 and presided over De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch central bank, from 1982 to 1997.
- Occupation
- economist, banker, politician, professor
- Position held
- member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, President of the European Central Bank, Minister of Finance, member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Born
- July 9, 1935