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Josef Bonnici was appointed as Governor of the Central Bank of Malta for five years with effect from 1 July 2011 after serving as Director on the Board of the Bank. He graduated B.A. (Hons) in Economics from the University of Malta, and read for his Masters and PhD from Simon Fraser University, Canada specialising in the areas of Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics. He was awarded a Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa from Rikkyo University in Japan. Josef Bonnici has published books and many articles in professional Economics journals, and lectured at Deakin University in Australia, and Simon Fraser University in Canada.
He was advisor to the Prime Minister of Malta, Parliamentary Secretary in Finance and Minister for Economic Services in two legislatures, with a wide portfolio, including that of economic development policy. He was Observer member of the European Parliament, and Member of the European Court of Auditors, with responsibility for the institution's Statement of Assurance (DAS). Prior to his appointment as Governor Josef Bonnici held the post of Professor of Economics at the University of Malta, focusing primarily on Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics.
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