Kristalina Georgieva Politician
Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva (Bulgarian: Кристалина Иванова Георгиева, born on 13 August 1953 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian economist and administrator, currently serving as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources in the college of the Juncker Commission. Georgieva is affiliated on the European level with the European People's Party (EPP).From 1993-2010, she served in a number of positions in the World Bank Group, eventually rising to become its Vice President and Corporate Secretary in March 2008. She has also served as a member of the board of trustees and associated professor in the Economics Department of the University of National and World Economy in Bulgaria.Georgieva was named "European of the Year" and "EU Commissioner of the Year" as an acknowledgment of her work, in particular her handling of the humanitarian disasters in Haiti and Pakistan. Previously, she had been nominated among the candidates for the category "Commissioner of the Year", the prestigious award organized by the European Voice newspaper.
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| office | European Commissioner for International Cooperation Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response |
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