Age Bakker (1950) is an economist and served as board member of various institutions. He served for many years at the Dutch Central Bank and subsequently was Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund, supervisor in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and State Councilor at the Council of State. His areas of interest are monetary and budgetary policy, the international financial system and European cooperation. He was closely involved in the establishment of the European Economic and Monetary Union.