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Rumiana Jeleva
Rumiana Ruseva Jeleva (; born 18 April 1969) was Bulgaria's minister of foreign affairs (July 2009 – January 2010), the third woman to hold this office after Irina Bokova and Nadezhda Mihailova. Jeleva was a key figure in the " GERB" political party which won the 2009 parliamentary elections. From 2007 to 2009, she served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and headed the Bulgarian delegation in the EPP Group. She was nominated by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov as Commissioner in the "Barroso II Commission" and was affiliated with the European People's Party (EPP). However, an article in the German newspaper ''Die Welt'' accused her husband of links with the Russian mafia. Jeleva holds a B.A. in sociology from the University of Sofia (1995) and a PhD in sociology from Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg (2003). Pronunciation The Bulgarian pronunciation of the name ''Jeleva'' is , with the -sound of English ''pleasure'' (voiced palato-alveolar fricative). Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (, abbreviated ''МВнР'', or ''MVnR'') of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with overseeing the foreign relations of Bulgaria. The seat of the ministry is located at 2 Alexander Zhendov Str in the capital Sofia. It has been in existence since shortly after the Liberation of Bulgaria, with the first minister stepping into office on 17 July 1879. The institution was among the first six ministries of the reestablished Bulgarian state. Until 1947, it was known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Denominations. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is a member of the Government of Bulgaria, also known as the Council of Ministers. The current officeholder Georg Georgiev was appointed in January 2025. The ministry maintains the diplomatic and consular relations of Bulgaria with other countries and international organisations, operates the diplomatic missions of Bulgaria and supervises the implementation of the international legal obligations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Von Guericke University Of Magdeburg
The Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg () (Short: ''OVGU'') is a public research university founded in 1993 and is located in Magdeburg, the Capital city of Saxony-Anhalt. The university has about 13,000 students in nine faculties. The university is named after the physicist and former mayor of Magdeburg Otto von Guericke. The main research areas of the university are in the process engineering, neurosciences, biosystems technology, disease prevention, automotive research, digital engineering and renewable energies. One of the best-known alumni and professors is the Leibniz Prize winner Axel Ockenfels. History The university was founded in 1993 and is therefore one of the youngest universities in Germany. The roots of the university lie in the three higher education institutions that previously existed in the city of Magdeburg: Technical University, University of Education and Medical Academy. Due to the three predecessor institutions, there are still three campuses toda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GERB MEPs
GERB, an acronym for Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (), is a conservative center-right populist political party which was the ruling party of Bulgaria during the periods between 2009–2013, 2014-2021, 2025-present and was supporting the Denkov government between 2023-2024. History GERB is headed by former Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov, the former mayor of Sofia, former member of the National Movement Simeon II and former personal guard of Todor Zhivkov in the 1990s. The establishment of the party followed the creation of a non-profit organization with the acronym (in Bulgarian) GERB — ''Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria'', earlier the same year. In early January 2007, and early February 2007, the party came second in public polls on party support with around 14%, trailing the Bulgarian Socialist Party which had around 25%. Its stated priorities are fighting crime and corruption, preserving family as the cornerstone of society an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministers Of Foreign Affairs Of Bulgaria ''
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Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government with the rank of a normal minister but who doesn't head a ministry ** Shadow minister, a member of a Shadow Cabinet of the opposition ** Minister (Austria) * Minister (diplomacy), the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador * Ministerialis, a member of a noble class in the Holy Roman Empire * ''The Minister'', a 2011 French-Belgian film directed by Pierre Schöller See also *Ministry (other) *Minster (other) *''Yes Minister ''Yes Minister'' is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister'', ran for 16 episodes f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women MEPs For Bulgaria
A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional uteruses are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. More generally, sex differentiation of the female fetus is governed by the lack of a present, or functioning, ''SRY'' gene on either one of the respective sex chromosomes. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. An adult woman generally has a wider pelvis, broader hips, and larger breasts than an adult man. These characteristics facilitate childbirth and breastfeeding. Women typically have less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Throughout human history, traditional gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Female Foreign Ministers
A foreign minister or minister of foreign affairs (sometimes external affairs minister) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a nation's foreign policy and relations. There have been many women appointed to this post around the world. This list shows female foreign ministers from around the world, either from sovereign states, unrecognized states, autonomous regions, or ''sui generis'' entities. Some countries have varied titles for this particular position, such as minister for external affairs in Brazil and India. In the United States and the United Kingdom, the position is titled as Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs respectively. In some cases, the prime minister has concurrently served as foreign minister. This was the case with Indira Gandhi and Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who served as prime ministers of India and Ceylon respectively. Sweden has had nine female ministers, a world record. Sovereign states *''Italics'' denotes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Bulgarian Women Politicians
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1969 Births
1969 (Roman numerals, MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 – Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – USS Enterprise fire, An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 28 and injures 314. * January 16 – First successful docking of two crewed spacecraft in orbit and the first transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another (by a space walk) between Soviet craft Soyuz 5 and Soyuz 4. * January 18 – Failure of Soyuz 5's service module to separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivaylo Kalfin
Ivaylo Georgiev Kalfin (; born 30 May 1964) is a Bulgarian politician. A three-term deputy, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and Deputy Prime Minister from 2005 to 2009 in the Stanishev Cabinet. Kalfin was a Member of European Parliament between 2009 and 2014. Between 7 November 2014 and May 2016 he served as Deputy Prime-Minister of Bulgaria, and Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Second Borisov Cabinet. Biography Born in Sofia, Kalfin completed his high school studies in the Lycée Français de Sofia. He later received his higher education at the University of National and World Economy (1983–1988) and Loughborough University (1998–1999). His foreign language skills include English, French, Russian and Spanish. He is married and has a daughter. Kalfin founded the Social Democrats National Movement and served as the deputy president of the Common Parliamentary Committee Bulgaria-European Union between 1995 and 1998. A deputy in the 37th (1994-1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bulgarians
This is a list of famous or notable Bulgarians throughout history. Bulgarian monarchs * Kubrat * Batbayan * Asparukh of Bulgaria * Tervel of Bulgaria * Kormesiy of Bulgaria * Sevar of Bulgaria * Kormisosh of Bulgaria * Vinekh of Bulgaria * Telets of Bulgaria * Sabin of Bulgaria * Umor of Bulgaria * Toktu of Bulgaria * Pagan of Bulgaria * Telerig of Bulgaria * Kardam of Bulgaria * Krum of Bulgaria * Omurtag of Bulgaria * Malamir of Bulgaria * Presian of Bulgaria * Boris I Michael * Simeon the Great * Peter I of Bulgaria * Boris II of Bulgaria * Roman of Bulgaria * Samuil of Bulgaria * Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria * Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria * Presian II of Bulgaria * Peter (II) Delyan of Bulgaria * Constantin Bodin (Peter (III)) *Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria * Peter IV of Bulgaria * Kaloyan of Bulgaria * Boril of Bulgaria * Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria * Kaliman I of Bulgaria *Michael Asen I of Bulgaria *Kaliman II of Bulgaria * Mitso Asen of Bulgaria * Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria * Micha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Relations Of Bulgaria
The foreign relations of Bulgaria are overseen by the Ministry of Foreign Relations headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Situated in Southeast Europe, Bulgaria is a member of both NATO (since 2004) and the European Union (since 2007). It maintains diplomatic relations with 183 countries. Bulgaria has generally good foreign relations with its neighbours and has proved to be a constructive force in the region under socialist and democratic governments alike. Promoting regional stability, Bulgaria hosted a Southeast European Foreign Ministers meeting in July 1996, and an OSCE conference on Black Sea cooperation in November 1995. Bulgaria also participated in the 1996 South Balkan Defense Ministerial in Albania and it is active in the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative. Since the group's inception in 2015 Bulgaria has been a part of the B9 format, a subset of Eastern European NATO countries. The Republic of North Macedonia plays an important role in Bulgarian foreign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Foreign Ministers In 2010
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2010. Africa * Algeria - Mourad Medelci (2007–2013) * Angola - *# Assunção dos Anjos (2008–2010) *# Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017) * Benin - Jean-Marie Ehouzou (2008–2011) * Botswana - Phandu Skelemani (2008–2014) * Burkina Faso - Alain Bédouma Yoda (2008–2011) * Burundi - Augustin Nsanze (2009–2011) * Cameroon - Henri Eyebe Ayissi (2007–2011) * Cape Verde - José Brito (2008–2011) * Central African Republic - Antoine Gambi (2009–2013) * Chad - Moussa Faki (2008–2017) * Comoros - *# Ahmed Ben Said Jaffar (2006–2010) *# Fahmi Said Ibrahim El Maceli (2010–2011) * Republic of Congo - Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015) * Democratic Republic of Congo - Alexis Thambwe Mwamba (2008–2012) * Côte d'Ivoire - *# Youssouf Bakayoko (2006–2010) *# Jean-Marie Kacou Gervais (2010–2011) / Alcide Djédjé (2010–2011) (rival government) * Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present) * Egypt - Ahmed Aboul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
