Kristalina Georgieva

Who is Kristalina Georgieva?

Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva is a Bulgarian economist and politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response in the second college of the Barroso Commission.

She was appointed as Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the World Bank Group in March 2008; in January 2010 she announced her intention to resign from this post in view of her nomination to the Commission of the European Union. 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. On 19 January 2010 she became Bulgaria's replacement European Commissioner nominee for the second college of the Barroso Commission. Georgieva is affiliated on the European level with the European People's Party.

Since taking office as Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis response her presence in the field – in Haiti, Chile and Pakistan as a response to the natural disasters that have struck there; Sahel in relation to the ongoing food crisis threat; Darfur as a way to tackle a forgotten conflict; Kyrgyzstan as a reaction to a sudden onset conflict; disasters within the EU such as the Romania floods, Hungary industrial accident at Ajka – along with timely and effective response to these crises, natural and man-made disasters has led to increased EU visibility.