Sir Andrew McLeod Brooks Large was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England

Bank of England

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, and a member of its Monetary Policy Committee

Monetary Policy Committee

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 from September 2002 to January 2006.

He was born 7 August 1942, the son of Major General Stanley Eyre Large, M.B.E., and was educated at Winchester College

Winchester College

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 and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

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 (BA Honours and MA), and at INSEAD

INSEAD

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 Fontainebleau (MBA).

His career began with British Petroleum Ltd (1964–71). Subsequently he was an investment banker for twenty years becoming a member of the management board of Swiss Bank Corporation

Swiss Bank Corporation

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from 1987-1989. He was Chairman of the Securities and Investments Board (precursor of the Financial Services Authority FSA) from 1992–1997, and deputy chairman of Barclays Bank from 1998-2002.

He was Warden of Winchester College until he retired from that post in September 2008.