# Kristalina Georgieva becomes IMF managing director

Date: 2019

On 1 October 2019 [Kristalina Georgieva](/people/kristalina-georgieva) of Bulgaria took office as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, succeeding [Christine Lagarde](/people/christine-lagarde).

## People

- Kristalina Georgieva: https://factrail.ai/people/kristalina-georgieva

## Sources

- https://www.businessamlive.com/meet-kristalina-georgieva-bulgarian-economist-who-has-emerged-imfs-new-md/
- https://www.bruegel.org/people/kristalina-georgieva

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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