Graeme Paul Wheeler (born 30 October 1951) is a former Governor of the

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from 2012 to September 2017. He succeeded

Alan Bollard Alan Esmond Bollard (born 5 June 1951) is a New Zealand economist. He currently serves as the as chair of the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission. He previously served as the Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ...

in this role on 26 September 2012 and was succeeded by Grant Spencer.

Professional career

Educated at the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

, Wheeler began working at the

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in 1973 as an adviser. From 1984 to 1990 he was economic and financial councillor for the New Zealand delegation to the

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, eventually becoming director of macroeconomic policy at the New Zealand Treasury in 1990. In 1997, he went to work for the

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, firstly as director of the Financial Products and Services Department. From 2001 to 2006 he was Treasurer and Vice-President of the World Bank. From 2006 to 2010 he was managing director of operations at the World Bank overseeing 12,000 staff and a US$1.7 billion budget. In 2010, Wheeler left the World Bank to start his own firm, advising investors and Russian policy makers about Russian privatisation. Wheeler currently serves as a company director in Europe and China.

Reserve Bank Governor

Wheeler succeeded

as Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand on 26 September 2012. Wheeler was replaced by Deputy Governor Grant Spencer on 27 September 2017. In the

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, Wheeler was appointed

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for services to the state.

Cricketing career

A right-hand batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, Wheeler played one

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for

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in the 1981–82 season and two List A games where he topped the New Zealand bowling averages.

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Professional career

Reserve Bank Governor

Cricketing career

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