Christine Lagarde

Christine Lagarde became the 11th managing director of the International Monetary Fund in 2011 and was re-elected to a second term in 2016. She previously served in the French government as minister for foreign trade, for agriculture and fisheries, and for finance and the economy. She also chaired the ECOFIN Council in 2008, which brings together ministers of finance and the economy of the European Union. Before entering politics, she practised international law, and was chair of the Global Strategic Committee of Baker & McKenzie.