John William Crow (born 22 January 1937) was the fifth

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of the

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from 1987 to 1994, succeeding

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. He was succeeded by

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. Born in

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, he went to

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also he served with the

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for two years before receiving a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the

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in 1961. He spent the next decade at the

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and was appointed Chief of the North American division in 1970. In 1973, he joined the research department of the Bank of Canada as Deputy Chief and became chief about a year later. He was appointed Adviser to the Governor in 1979 and Deputy Governor in May 1981. He was a director of Placer Dome from 1999 until it was acquired by Barrick Gold in 2006. He is also the president of J&R Crow Inc. In 2009, he was made an Officer of the

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"for his leadership in the area of Canada’s monetary policy, notably as governor of the Bank of Canada, and for his involvement with the International Monetary Fund".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crow, John 1937 births Living people Bankers from London People from Toronto Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Canadian economists English emigrants to Canada Governors of the Bank of Canada Officers of the Order of Canada People educated at Parmiter's School, London