Bivši glavni ekonomista Svjetske banke, Djankov je i zamjenik premijera u kabinetu stranke desnog centra Građani za evropski razvoj Bugarske (GERB), koji je položio zakletvu 27. jula.
A former World Bank chief economist, Djankov also serves as deputy prime minister in the cabinet of the centre-right Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (GERB), which was sworn in on July 27th.