Marion Vernese Williams
GCM, is a
Barbadian economist, banker,
accountant and
diplomat. She is a recipient of the
Gold Crown of Merit.
Early life and education
Williams was born Marion Mottley, the daughter of two
Barbadian teachers, Rudolph and Cledlene Mottley. She was educated at St George's Primary School, St Michael's School, and from the age of 12 at
Queen's College.
She earned a degree in Economics in 1968 from the
University of the West Indies, and later a Master's in Economics as the first postgraduate in the field at the university's
Cave Hill campus.
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In 1995, she earned her Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Surrey, with a thesis on prudential regulation and ]economic liberalisation
Economic liberalization (or economic liberalisation) is the lessening of government regulations and restrictions in an economy in exchange for greater participation by private entities. In politics, the doctrine is associated with classical liber ...
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Career
After her bachelor's degree, she worked for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority, the precursor of the Central Bank of Barbados, where she was eventually appointed Research Director.[ In 1973 she joined the Central Bank,] where she held numerous senior and managerial positions and was appointed Governor in 1999.[Alt URL]
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During her tenure leading monetary policy
Monetary policy is the policy adopted by the monetary authority of a nation to control either the interest rate payable for very short-term borrowing (borrowing by banks from each other to meet their short-term needs) or the money supply, often a ...
of Barbados, then- Barbadian Prime Minister David Thompson credited the team led by Williams as helping the Barbadian economy emerge relatively unaffected by the financial crises affecting other parts of the globe.[Alt URL]
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Upon her retirement in 2009, Thompson announced that he had appointed her as the Barbadian Permanent Representative
A permanent representative is a diplomat who is the head of a country’s diplomatic mission to an international organisation.
Organizations that receive permanent representatives from their member states include the United Nations, the World Tr ...
to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
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.[ Williams assumed the post on 1 February 2010, and presented her credentials to the UN Office Secretary-General, Sergei Ordzhonikidze, four days later.
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Personal life
She is married to Clyde Williams; they have two children.[
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Publications
* ''Liberalising a Regulated Banking System: The Caribbean Case'', Ashgate Publishing, 1996, .
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Awards
* Gold Crown of Merit[
* Honorary ]LL.D.
Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...
, University of the West Indies ( Cave Hill)
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Governors of the Central Bank of Barbados
Barbadian economists
University of the West Indies alumni
Alumni of the University of Surrey
Permanent Representatives of Barbados to the United Nations
Queen's College (Barbados) alumni
Barbadian women ambassadors
Women economists
20th-century economists
21st-century economists