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New Zealand Names First Woman as Governor in Central Bank’s 90-Year History

Dr Anna Breman will be the first female Governor of New Zealand’s Reserve Bank after a global search that considered 300 candidates, appointed for a five-year term.

  • New Zealand has named Dr Anna Breman as the first woman governor of its central bank, the Reserve Bank, in its 91-year history.
  • Breman, formerly the deputy governor of Sweden's central bank, was selected from a shortlist of four candidates after a worldwide search.
  • She will take over as head of the Reserve Bank after a tumultuous period that saw the previous governor, Adrian Orr, resign abruptly.
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Anna Breman, number two of the Bank of Sweden, will head the New Zealand monetary institution in a difficult economic context.

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NZ Herald broke the news in Auckland, New Zealand on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
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