Jim Chalmers appoints outsider and former Bank of England executive director as deputy RBA governor

Rare appointment of outsider Andrew Hauser to senior position comes after review found bank should encourage diverse viewpoints'

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Andrew Hauser, the new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank, brings three decades of experience at the Bank of England to the role, including work on how central banks can help avoid the disastrous consequences of global warming".

The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, on Monday appointed Hauser to fill the RBA's deputy governor role that was made vacant by Michele Bullock when she became governor in mid-September.

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