ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down in February 2027

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde announced plans to step down from her role at the central bank.

“I have just informed my colleagues that I will step down as @ECB President on 7 February 2027,” Lagarde said in a Thursday post on X.

Lagarde became ECB president in November 2019 and will have served for about seven years and three months when she leaves office.