Composed economist

By Balint Szlanko - 28.01.2010 / 04:44 CET

The man nominated to be the Hungarian member of the new Commission exudes an air of intellectual honesty and curiosity.

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Curriculum Vitae

1966: Born, Zalaegerszeg
1989: MA in economics, University of Economic Sciences, Budapest (now Corvinus University)
1989-91: Research fellow, Economic and Social Research Institute of Trade Unions, Budapest
1993: MA in development economics, University of Manchester
1993-97: Head of the college for advanced studies in social theory, Budapest University of Economic Sciences
1993-2005: Editor, Eszmélet
1998-99: Expert attached to the Hungarian parliament's budgetary and finance committee
1999-2001: Adviser to the World Bank
2000-: Associate professor, economics department of Corvinus University
2002-05: Senior researcher, Institute for Political Sciences, Budapest
2003-05: Adviser to prime ministers Péter Medgyessy and Ferenc Gyurcsány
2005-09: Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
2010: Commissioner-designate for employment, social affairs and inclusion