Magdalena Andersson to Relinquish Her Duties as IMFC Chair
IMF News, December 7, 2021
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- Published: December 7, 2021
Key announcement
- Press Release No. 21/364
- December 7, 2021
- Washington, DC: Magdalena Andersson, currently Prime Minister of Sweden and previously Minister for Finance, has indicated her intention to relinquish her duties as Chair of the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) by end of December 2021.
Timeline and mandate
- Ms. Andersson assumed the office of Prime Minister of Sweden on November 30, 2021.
- She was selected by the IMFC to be Chair for a three-year term beginning on January 18, 2021.
- The selection process for the next Chair is currently underway.
Noted accomplishments during her IMFC chairmanship
- Extraordinary pandemic-related support to the IMF membership.
- The agreement and implementation of the largest SDR allocation in history.
- Significant efforts to strengthen the Fund to better serve the membership to craft strong policies to promote a sustainable, green, inclusive, and transformational recovery.
Media contact
- IMF Communications Department — MEDIA RELATIONS
- PRESS OFFICER: Wafa Amr
- Phone: +1 202 623-7100Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
- @IMFSpokesperson
Press Release No. 21/364, December 7, 2021 — International Monetary Fund.