Jens Weidmann secures the Bundesbank’s monetary policy

Many people may have underestimated Jens Weidmann when he became the youngest president of all time to head the Bundesbank in May 2011 – in the middle of the euro crisis. Sure, after years with the International Monetary Fund and the Advisory Council, his economic expertise was beyond question.

And as economic advisor to the Chancellor, he undoubtedly knew how to solve the most difficult situations – be it in the financial crisis of 2008 or in the rescue of Opel.