Gerald Bouey

{{Short description|4th governor of the Bank of Canada}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Gerald Bouey

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| order = 4th

| office = Governor of the Bank of Canada

| predecessor = Louis Rasminsky

| successor = John Crow

| term_start = February 1, 1973

| term_end = February 1, 1987

| birth_name = Gerald Keith Bouey

| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|04|02}}

| birth_place = Axford, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|02|06|1920|04|02}}

| death_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

| spouse = Anne Bouey

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| children = {{plainlist|

• Kathryn Bouey
• Robert Bouey

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| residence = Ottawa

| alma_mater = Queen's University (BAH)

| occupation = Head of central bank

| profession = Economist

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Gerald Keith Bouey {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CC}} (April 2, 1920 – February 6, 2004) was a Canadian economist who served as the fourth governor of the Bank of Canada from 1973 to 1987, succeeding Louis Rasminsky. He was succeeded by John Crow.

Born in Axford, Saskatchewan, Bouey earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics at Queen's University. During the Second World War, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, attaining the rank of flight lieutenant. In 1948 Bouey joined the Bank of Canada Research Department and became Assistant Chief in 1953, Deputy Chief in 1956 and Chief of Research in 1962.{{cite web |url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/author/gerald-bouey/ |title=Gerald Bouey - Bank of Canada |accessdate=2013-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513213735/http://www.bankofcanada.ca/author/gerald-bouey/ |archivedate=2013-05-13 }} Bouey became Advisor to the Governor in 1965, Deputy Governor in 1969, Senior Deputy Governor in 1972, and Governor in 1973.{{cite web |url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/author/gerald-bouey/ |title=Gerald Bouey - Bank of Canada |accessdate=2013-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513213735/http://www.bankofcanada.ca/author/gerald-bouey/ |archivedate=2013-05-13 }} In 1981, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and promoted to Companion in 1987. His wife is Anne, and they had two children, Kathryn and Robert.