Bank Of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker To Leave

Paul Tucker, a Bank of England deputy governor, will leave the central bank after serving for 33 years.

Paul Tucker was one of the candidates to succeed Sir Mervyn King as governor.  But the deputy governor lost out on the top job to Canadian Mark Carney and indicated that he would leave Threadneedle Street in the autumn.

Tucker may however provide support to the new governor until the autumn, before spending time in academia in the United States.

Tucker is one of the Bank of England’s three deputy governors. He was...