Maybe the secret for becoming a G20 leader lies in their education path? That may be the case.
Further in the article, you will read about the universities and degrees current G20 leaders completed. That may serve as both a motivation and navigation for constructing your academic journey.
About G20
G20 is a post-World War II initiative committed to collective responsibility for global financial stability. The state and economic leaders of 19 member countries and the EU cooperate to coordinate the global economy.
G20 includes organizations like the Bretton Woods twins, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization.
The G20 countries are the wealthiest and most progressive ones. They occupy 60% of the world population, 80% Global Economy, and 75% of global exports. The G20 main working event is the annual summit, held since 2010, with the member countries' governor bodies' participation.
The representatives from each of 19 countries and the EU include the country leaders, finance ministers, and central bank governors. The latter two officials participate in ministerial-level meetings.
G20 does not have a permanent staff or a secretariat. Every year, a leader country is selected from the predefined regional grouping of countries and is responsible for its term's temporary secretariat. The leader country also coordinates the whole group's work and meeting organizations.
The below section introduces the leaders of G20 member countries and their education.
Argentina
- President: Alberto Fernández
The law school of the University of Buenos Aires
- Minister of Economy: Martín Guzmán
Licentiate in Economics and the Master of Science in Economics
The National University of La Plata in Argentina
A doctorate in Economics in Brown University
- Head of Central Bank: Miguel Ángel Pesce
Undergraduate degree in Economics in the School of Economic Sciences, University of Buenos Aires
Australia
- Prime minister: Scott Morrison
Economic geography at the University of New South Wales
- Treasurer: Josh Frydenberg
Honours degrees in economics and law at Monash University
Master of International Relations at University College, Oxford
- Head of reserve bank: Philip Lowe
Undergraduate studies at the University of New South Wales
Doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brazil
- President: Jair Bolsonaro
Agulhas Negras Military Academy
- Minister of Economy: Paulo Guedes
Undergraduate degree at Federal University of Minas Gerais
The masters in economics at Getúlio Vargas Foundation - https://portal.fgv.br/en
University of Chicago
Holds a Ph. D
- Head for Central Bank of Brazil: Roberto Campos Neto
Bachelor’s degree at economics and finance at UCLA
Master’s in Economics at UCLA
Master’s in applied mathematics in Caltech
Canada
- Prime Minister: Justin Trudeau
McGill University
The University of British Columbia
- Minister of Finance: Chrystia Freeland
United World College of the Adriatic
Bachelor of arts degree in Russian history and literature from Harvard University
Master of studies degree in Slavonic studies from St Antony's College, Oxford
- The head of Bank of Canada: Tiff Macklem
A bachelor’s degree in economics at Queen's University
Master's degree and a PhD in economics from the University of Western Ontario
China
- President: Xi Jinping
Chemical engineering at Tsinghua University
- Minister of Finance: Liu Kun
Finance and monetary economics at Xiamen University
- Head for People’s Bank of China: Yi Gang
Beijing University
Hamline University
Ph.D in Economics from the University of Illinois
France
- President: Emmanuel Macron
Philosophy at Paris Nanterre University
A master's degree in public affairs at Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration
- Minister of the Economy: Bruno Le Maire
École normale supérieure
French literature at Paris-Sorbonne University
Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration
- Head for Bank of France: François Villeroy de Galhau
French baccalaureate degree at the Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague,
Engineering degree at the École Polytechnique,
ÉNA (École nationale d'administration) from 1982 to 1984.
Germany
- Chancellor: Angela Merkel
Doctorate in quantum chemistry
- Minister of Finance: Olaf Scholz
Labor law at the University of Hamburg
- Head of Deutsche Bundesbank: Jens Weidmann
Economics at Aix-Marseille University, the University of Paris, and University of Bonn
Doctoral studies on European monetary at University of Mannheim
Japan
- Prime Minister: Yoshihide Suga
A Bachelor of Laws from Hosei University
- Minister of Finance: Tarō Asō
Politics and Economics at Gakushuin University and the London School of Economics
- Head for Bank of Japan: Haruhiko Kuroda
Law at University of Tokyo
Economics at Oxford University
India
- Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
A Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from School of Open Learning at University of Delhi
Master of Arts degree in political science from Gujarat University
- Minister of Finance: Nirmala Sitharaman
A Bachelor of Arts degree in economics at the Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College,
Master of Arts degree in economics and M.Phil. from Jawaharlal Nehru University
A Ph.D. in Economics
- Head of Reserve Bank of India: Shaktikanta Das
Bachelor's (BA) and master's degrees (MA) in history from the the University of Delhi
Indonesia
- President: Joko Widodo
The Forestry faculty at Gadjah Mada University
- Minister of Finance: Sri Mulyani
A degree from the University of Indonesia
Master and doctorate in economics from the University of Illinois
- Head for Bank Indonesia: Perry Warriyo
Economics at Gadjah Mada University
Economics at Iowa State University
Holds a PhD
Italy
- Prime Minister: Giuseppe Conte
Law at the Sapienza University of Rome
Yale Law School and Duquesne University
International Culture Institute
- Minister of Economy and Finance: Roberto Gualtieri
Literature and Philology at Sapienza University
Ph.D in History at the Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici di San Marino
- Head for Bank of Italy: Ignazio Visco
Summa cum laude degree in economics from the Sapienza University of Rome
MA and PhD at University of Pennsylvania
Mexico
- President: Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Political science and public administration at the UNAM
- Secretary of Finance: Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez
A bachelor’s degree in economics at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
A master's degree in economics from El Colegio de México
Doctorate from New York University
- Head of bank of Mexico: Alejandro Díaz de León
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Russia
- President: Vladimir Putin
Law at the Leningrad State University
- Minister of Finance: Anton Siluanov
Finance and Credit at Moscow Finance Institute
PhD degree in economics
- Head for Bank of Russia: Elvira Nabiullina
Moscow State University
Yale World Fellows Program
South Africa
- President: Cyril Ramaphosa
Law at the University of the North (Turfloop) in Limpopo Province
- Minister of Finance: Tito Mboweni
A Bachelor of Commerce degree at University of the North (not finished)
A Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in economics and political science from the National University of Lesotho
A Master’s of Arts in Development Economics from the University of East Anglia
- Head for South African Reserve Bank: Lesetja Kganyago
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) at the University of South Africa,
Master of Science in Development Economics, from SOAS, University of London Certificates, and diplomas in management, economics and finance from Internationally recognized institutions, including the Wits Business School and Harvard University
Saudi Arabia
- King: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Religion and modern science at the Princes' School in the capital city of Riyadh
- Minister of Finance: Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Islamic sharia at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
Legal studies at the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh
- Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority: Ahmed Abdulkarim Al-Khulaifi
A bachelor in law at King Saud University
A Master’s degree and Phd in business administration and economics from Colorado State University
A master’s degree in economics at Portland State University
South Korea
- President: Moon Jae-in
Law at Kyung Hee University
Judicial Research and Training Institute
- Minister of Economy and Finance: Hong Nam-ki
A bachelor degree in economics and MBA at Hanyang University
A master's degree in economics from University of Salford
- Head for Bank of Korea: Lee Ju-yeol
BA in Business Management from Yonsei University
MA in Economics from Pennsylvania State University
Turkey
- President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Business Administration Marmara University
- Minister of Treasury and Finance: Lütfi Elvan
Mining engineering at Istanbul Technical University
A master's degree in mining engineering and operations research at University of Leeds
Master's degree in economics at University of Delaware
- Head for Central Bank of Turkey: Naci Ağbal
Faculty of political education in İstanbul University
The United Kingdom
- Prime Minister: Boris Johnson
Economics at Columbia University
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: Rishi Sunak
Philosophy, politics and economics at Lincoln College, Oxford
An MBA from Stanford University
- Head for Bank of England: Andrew Bailey
A BA in History and a PhD from the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
The United States
- President: Joe Biden
Archmere Academy
History and Political Science at University of Delaware
Syracuse University Law School
- Secretary of the Treasury: Steven Mnuchin
A bachelor's degree in economics at Yale University
- Head of Federal Reserve: Jerome Powell
A degree in politics from Princeton University
A Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center
The European Union
- President of the European Council: Charles Michel
Law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the University of Amsterdam
- President of the European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen
Economics at the University of Göttingen
London School of Economics
Medicine at the Hannover Medical School
Holds a Doctorate of Medicine
- Commissioner for Economy: Paolo Gentiloni
Political sciences at the Sapienza University of Rome.
- Head of European Central Bank: Christine Lagarde
Master's degrees in English, labor law, and social law at Paris West University Nanterre La Défense
A master's degree from the Institut d'études politiques in Aix-en-Provence.
Published on Jan 22, 2021
