Ian Macfarlane (economist)

Ian Macfarlane AC
6th Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
In office 18 September 1996 – 17 September 2006
Nominated by	Peter Costello
Deputy	Graeme Thompson Stephen Grenville Glenn Stevens
Preceded by	Bernie Fraser
Succeeded by	Glenn Stevens
Personal details
Born	(1946-06-22) 22 June 1946 (age 78) Sydney, Australia
Alma mater	B.Ec. (Hons), M.Ec., Monash University D.Sc.Ec. (Honoris Causa), University of Sydney, D.Litt. (Honoris Causa), Maquarie University D.Com. (Honoris Causa), University of Melbourne,LL.D (Honoris Causa), Monash University D.Sc. (Honoris Causa), University of New South Wales
Profession	Economist

Ian John Macfarlane AC (born 22 June 1946) is an Australian economist, and central banker. After an early career as an economist in Melbourne, Sydney, Oxford and Paris, he joined the Reserve Bank of Australia in 1979 and rose to become Governor from 1996 to 2006. After retiring from the Reserve Bank, he became a company director, economic consultant and author of two books.