
Article 1 
Ms Christine LAGARDE is hereby appointed President of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years as from 1 November 2019.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 18 October 2019.
For the European Council
The President
D. TUSK