Hans Tietmeyer

Hans Tietmeyer
Hans Tietmeyer (right) and Helmut Schlesinger
6th President of the German Bundesbank
In office
1 October 1993  31 August 1999
Preceded byHelmut Schlesinger
Succeeded byErnst Welteke
Personal details
Born(1931-08-18)18 August 1931
Metelen, Province of Westphalia
Died27 December 2016(2016-12-27) (aged 85)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Münster
University of Bonn
University of Cologne

Hans Tietmeyer (18 August 1931 – 27 December 2016) was a German economist and regarded as one of the foremost experts on international financial matters. He was president of Deutsche Bundesbank from 1993 until 1999 and remained afterwards one of the most important figures in finance of the European Union.