Simeon Djankov
Simeon Djankov Dentschew (including Simeon Djankov Denchev written Bulgarian Симеон Денчев Дянков * 13. July 1970 in Lovech , People's Republic of Bulgaria ) is a Bulgarian politician, former Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (2009-2013) and former World Bank -Ökonom, Chief Economist for the finance and private sector of the World Bank group. Djankow is the author and founder of the World Bank's Doing Business series and one of the 150 most cited economists in the world. He is married and has two sons.
politics
In the run-up to the Bulgarian parliamentary elections in 2009 , Simeon Djankow had helped to develop the GERB party's economic policy program . A key point was that until the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria, the pegging of the Bulgarian currency lev to the euro would remain in place; this had already been agreed with the International Monetary Fund . Such a one-sided binding of the exchange rate is called a currency board . After the election, won by the GERB party, Simeon Dyankov was sworn in on July 27th as Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the government of Boyko Borisov .
On February 18, 2013, Djankow resigned after nationwide protests against high electricity bills.
Honors
- Honorary citizen of Sozopol
Individual evidence
- ^ Bulgaria: Make friends with donors www.diepresse.com, July 10, 2009; Borissov stands up for women , derstandard.at, July 13, 2009
- ↑ 150 Most Cited Economists in the world according to IDEAS / RePEc
- ^ Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Djankov resigns after protests , RIA Novosti
- ↑ Simeon Djankow was given honorary citizenship of Sozopol
Web links
- Short biography of Simeon Djankov (English) on the website of www.doingbusiness.org
- Information about Simeon Djankow on the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) website
Beltscho Beltschew (1989–1990) | Ivan Kostov (1990–1992) | Stoyan Alexandrov (1992-1994) | Christina Wutschewa (1994–1995) | Dimitar Kostow (1995–1997) | Swetoslaw Gawrijski (1997) | Murawej Radew (1997-2001) | Milen Weltschew (2001-2005) | Plamen Oresharsky (2005–2009) | Simeon Djankow (2009-2013) | Kalin Christow (2013) | Petar Chobanov (2013–2014) | Kalin Christow (2014) | Rumen Porozhanov (since 2014)
See also: Incumbent before 1990
Boyko Borissov (Prime Minister) | Simeon Djankov | Tsvetan Tsvetanov | Nikolay Mladenov | Deljan Dobrew | Anju Angelow | Dessislawa Atanasova | Miroslaw Najdenow | Ivajlo Moskovsky | Tomislav Donchev | Sergei Ignatov | Weschdi Raschidow | Rosen Ivanov | Liljana Pavlova | Diana Kowacheva | Swilen Nejkow | Totju Mladenow | Nona Karadschowa
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Djankov, Simeon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Djankov, Simeon; Симеон Дянков (Bulgarian spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian World Bank economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lovech , People's Republic of Bulgaria |