Gabriel Galípolo
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Gabriel Galípolo | |
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 Galípolo in 2023 | |
| President of the Central Bank of Brazil | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2025 | |
| Nominated by | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Roberto Campos Neto |
| Director of Monetary Policy of the Central Bank of Brazil | |
| In office 12 July 2023 – 31 December 2024 | |
| Nominated by | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Bruno Serra Fernandes |
| Executive-Secretary of the Ministry of Finance | |
| In office 1 January 2023 – 20 June 2023 | |
| Minister | Fernando Haddad |
| Preceded by | Marcelo Guaranys |
| Succeeded by | Dario Durigan |
| Chairman of Banco do Brasil | |
| In office 12 May 2023 – 3 July 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Fernando Haddad |
| Preceded by | Iêda Cagni |
| Succeeded by | Anelize Lenzi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gabriel Muricca Galípolo 14 April 1982 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (BEc) |
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Gabriel Muricca Galípolo (born 14 April 1982) is a Brazilian economist, ex-banker, writer and university professor, currently serving as the president of the Central Bank of Brazil. He had served as director of monetary policy of the Central Bank of Brazil, executive-secretary of the Ministry of Finance from 1 January to 20 June 2023 and chairman of Banco do Brasil from May to June 2023.[1][2]
Galípolo is Bachelor of Economic Sciences and Master of Political Economy at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) and had served as CEO of Banco Fator from 2017 to 2021. On 13 December 2022, during the presidential transition of president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, he was announced as executive-secretary of the Finance Ministry, under minister Fernando Haddad. On 12 July 2023, Galípolo was sworn in as Director of Monetary Policy of the Central Bank.[3]
On 28 August 2024, president Lula da Silva appointed Galípolo to succeed Roberto Campos Neto as President of the Central Bank. The announcement was made by Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad. His appointment was sent for a hearing in the Federal Senate, held on 8 October 2024.[4] His nomination was approved by the Senate in a voting of 66–5.[5]
Galípolo was born on 14 April 1982 in São Paulo, son to Vera and Eduardo Galípolo and has a brother, Diego.[6] He holds a bachelor's degree in economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.[6] He also holds a master's degree at the same institution, where he also taught.[7] Under the orientation of João Machado Borges Neto, Galípolo defended his master's degree thesis in 2008, named The Law of Value as limit to the development of the Brazilian economy.[6]
