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'''Louis Rasminsky''' ([[February 1]], [[1908]], [[Montreal]] - [[September 15]], [[1998]], [[Ottawa]]) was the third [[Governor]] of the [[Bank of Canada]] from [[1961]] to [[1973]], succeeding [[James Coyne]]. He was succeded by [[Gerald Bouey]]. He was made a Companion of the [[Order of Canada]] in 1968.

'''Louis Rasminsky''' ([[February 1]], [[1908]], [[Montreal]] - [[September 15]], [[1998]], [[Ottawa]]) was the third [[Governor]] of the [[Bank of Canada]] from [[1961]] to [[1973]], succeeding [[James Coyne]]. He was succeded by [[Gerald Bouey]]. He was made a Companion of the [[Order of Canada]] in 1968.

He was raised in [[Toronto]] and educated at the [[University of Toronto]] and the [[London School of Economics]], learning with [[John Maynard Keynes]] and [[Harold Laski]]. In [[1930]], he started at the [[League of Nations]] as a specialist in monetary and banking issues. He joined the Bank of Canada in [[1940]], becoming executive assistant to the Governors of the Bank from [[1943]] to [[1954]] and Deputy Governor in [[1955]].

He served as Canada's executive director at the [[International Monetary Fund]] from [[1946]] until [[1962]]. He was also executive director at the [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] from [[1950]] to 1962.

He was made a Companion of the [[Order of Canada]] in [[1968]].

His daughter, F. Rasminsky, currently is an Accounting teacher at York Memorial Collegiate Institute.

==Reference==

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* ''Against the Odds: The Public Life and Times of Louis Rasminsky'' by Bruce Muirhead

[[Category:1908 births|Rasminsky, Louis]]