WASHINGTON, 28. juni 2011: Bestyrelsen for den Internationale Valutafond, IMF, valgte tirsdag Frankrigs finansminister Christine Lagarde som generalsekretær efter landsmanden Domonique Strauss-Kahn, der trådte tilbage efter en anklage om sexuelt overgreb.
Christine Lagarde er den første kvinde, der står i spidsen for valutafonden.
The selection of Lagarde by the 24-member Executive Board representing the IMF’s 187 member countries brings to conclusion the selection process initiated by the Executive Board on May 20, 2011.
According to procedures, the Board had agreed to meet with Mexican Agustín Carstens and Ms. Lagarde for the post. The candidates met bilaterally with Executive Directors, as well as the Executive Board, during June 20-23, 2011.
In these meetings, Mr. Carstens and Ms. Lagarde had the opportunity to present all relevant information concerning their specific candidacies.
The Executive Board agreed that both were well qualified candidates and the objective was to select one by consensus. Based on the candidate profile that had been established, the Executive Board, after considering all relevant information on the candidacies, proceeded to select Ms. Lagarde by consensus.
The Managing Director is the chief of the IMF’s operating staff and Chairman of the Executive Board. The chief executive is assisted by three Deputy Managing Directors in the operation of the Fund, which serves 187 member countries through about 2,700 staff from more than 140 countries.
Ms. Lagarde, 55, a national of France, has been the Minister of Finance of France since June 2007. Prior to that, she served as France’s Minister for Foreign Trade for two years.
