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South African Reserve Bank
 
 
     
 
 

Previous Governors 

Since 1921, the Bank has been served by eight Governors. The current Governor, Gill Marcus, is the first woman to lead the Bank.
 
The Bank's previous Governors were:
 
Mr W H Clegg, 17 December 1920 to 31 December 1931
Dr J Postmus, 1 January 1932 to 30 June 1945
Dr M H de Kock, 1 July 1945 to 30 June 1962
Dr G Rissik, 1 July 1962 to 30 June 1967
Dr T W de Jongh, 1 July 1967 to 31 December 1980
Dr G P C de Kock, 1 January 1981 to 7 August 1989 (the only person who died while still serving as Governor)
Dr C L Stals, 8 August 1989 to 7 August 1999
Mr T T Mboweni, 8 August 1999 to 8 November 2009 
 
 
     
 
 
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