Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury in 1990 as a non-executive director, and became the chief economist in 1991. In 1998, he became a deputy governor of the bank and a member of the Group of Thirty. King was appointed as Governor of the Bank of England in 2003, succeeding Edward George. Most notably, he oversaw the bank during the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and the Great Recession. King retired from his office as governor in June 2013, and was succeeded by Mark Carney. He was appointed a life peer and entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher in July 2013. Since September 2014 he
Governor of the Bank of Spain Governor of the Bank of Spain The Governor of the Bank of Spain () is the head of the Bank of Spain, the central bank of Spain. The current governor is Pablo Hernández de Cos, who took office on 11 June 2018. The Governor of the Bank of Spain is appointed by the Monarch of Spain at the proposal of the Prime Minister of Spain, and is a Spanish person with recognized competence in monetary or banking matters. Prior to appointment of the Governor, the Minister of Economy and Finance appears as provided in the Regulations of the Congress of