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Gordon G. Thiessen, OC , Ph.D , LL.D (born 1938 , South Porcupine, Ontario ) was the sixth Governor of the Bank Of Canada from 1994 to 2001 , succeeding John Crow . He was succeeded by David A. Dodge . Raised in Saskatchewan , Thiessen studied Economics at the University Of Saskatchewan and received an Honours BA in 1960 and a MA in 1961 . He taught economics for a year and then joined the Bank of Canada in 1963 . From 1965 to 1967 he attended the London School Of Economics , from which he received his Ph.D in Economics in 1972 . At the Bank of Canada, Thiessen was appointed Adviser to the Governor in 1979 , Deputy Governor in 1984 , and Senior Deputy Governor in 1987 . In 1996 , he received the government of Sweden 's Order Of The Polar Star in recognition of the assistance provided by the Bank of Canada to the Swedish central bank. In 1997 , Thiessen received an honorary Doctor Of Laws degree from the University Of Saskatchewan . On September 25 , 2001 , Thiessen was elected to the IPSCO Board of Directors. On February 1 , 2002 , Thiessen was elected to the Manulife Financial Board of Directors. In 2002 , he was made an Officer of the Order Of Canada . EXTERNAL LINKS
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