George Provopoulos (Greek:Γεώργιος Προβόπουλος; 20 April 1950 – 28 May 2024) was a Greek economist who was the Governor of theBank of Greece from 2008 to 2014, and was a member of theEuropean Central Bank'sGoverning Council. Prior to his appointment as Central Bank Head, he was a professor at theUniversity of Athens.[1][2]
Provopoulos was born inPiraeus and obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Economics at the University of Athens, and his MA and PhD in Economics at theUniversity of Essex on a UK Government Scholarship.[3][4]
Early in his career, Provopoulos was chairman and CEO atEmporiki Bank, Greece's fifth-largest lender, where he oversaw the bank's acquisition toCredit Agricole in 2006. He later served as CEO atPiraeus Bank.
As the country's central bank chief during theGreek government-debt crisis, Provopoulos presided over efforts to avert the collapse of Greece's banking system amid fears the country would abolish theeuro.[5]
Provopoulos died of cancer on 28 May 2024, at the age of 74.[6]
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