György Surányi (born January 3, 1954) is a Hungarian

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the

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and

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of CIB Bank and former president of the

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Career

Surányi has been president of the Hungarian national Bank between 1990–1991 and again in 1995-2001. In his second tenure as central banker from 1995 he played a role in the restoration of balance to the Hungarian economy and getting

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under control. In the same period he co-authored the

Bokros package The Bokros package (; named after the then-Minister of Finance of Hungary, Minister of Finance Lajos Bokros) was a series of austerity measures announced by the Cabinet of Prime Minister of Hungary, Prime Minister Gyula Horn in Hungary on 12 March 1 ...

, a series of measures cutting both the budget and current account deficits.FACTBOX-Gyorgy Suranyi, frontrunner for Hungary PM
/ref> Surányi is also the regional head of

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a banking group of Italy. Under Surányi, the

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(HUF), became fully convertible for the first time. In March 2009 his name was mentioned as a possible replacement for outgoing

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. Hungarian political party

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announced that Surányi was acceptable to them as a candidate for Prime Minister. Party leader Gábor Fodor said, Surányi is the one who could restore trust, and govern the country free of party influences. Surányi was asked about his possible nomination and said that a new government will need clear support from all parliamentary parties "even if to a different degree". President of

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stated that instead of a short term transitional government ruling only until the 2010 elections, early elections should be held.Hungary's president favors early elections
Surányi himself remained noncommittal declining to say whether he would accept the position of PM if nominated. Hungarian political party

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has said it will not support any new government including one led by Surányi. This not a personal problem, they support only a new, early parliamentary election. Surányi became the frontrunner candidate for the post of prime minister; however, on 26 March he pulled out of the race, saying he would not take the job. The

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titled him to Global Leader of Tomorrow, in 1993. In 1996, Euromoney named Surányi the central banker of the year in Central and Eastern Europe. Surányi reached the academic rank of full

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in 1998. He lectured at the

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Personal life

He is married. His wife is Dr Judit Marmoly. They have a daughter, Szilvia, and a son, Gábor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suranyi, Gyorgy Hungarian economists Governors of the Hungarian National Bank Politicians from Budapest 1954 births Living people Corvinus University of Budapest alumni

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