Christine Lagarde Announces February 2027 Departure from ECB Leadership

Christine Lagarde Announces February 2027 Departure from ECB Leadership

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, has revealed that she intends to resign from her position in February 2027, bringing to a close more than seven years of leadership at the helm of the central banking institution.

Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has revealed her plans to resign from her position at the helm of the central banking institution.

"I have just informed my colleagues that I will step down as @ECB President on 7 February 2027," Lagarde said in a Thursday post on X.

Having assumed the position of ECB president in November 2019, Lagarde will have completed approximately seven years and three months of service when her tenure comes to an end.