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.
Bivši glavni ekonomista Svetske banke, Djankov je takođe potpredsednik vlade stranke desnog centra Građani za evropski razvoj Bugarske (GERB), koja je položila zakletvu 27. jula.