Emel Etem Toshkova () (born 4 March 1958) is a

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n politician of Turkish descent with the

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(MRF), the main Turkish party in Bulgaria. She is the ex-Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria and the ex-Minister of the no longer existing National Disasters and Emergencies. Her constituency is

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Biography

Emel Toshkova was born on 4 March 1958 in the town of

Isperih Isperih ( ; ) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Razgrad Province, situated in the central part of the Ludogorie region. It is the administrative centre of the eponymous Isperih Municipality. As of December 2009, the town had a population ...

. In 1981, she graduated from "Angel Kunchev" Higher Technical School in Ruse and earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. From 1981 to 1992 she worked at the Naiden Kirov plant also in Ruse as a Construction Engineer. Between 17 August 2005 and July 2009, Emel Toshkova was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Emergencies.

Political career

Emel Etem was criticized in Bulgaria for being incompetent as Minister of Natural

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s and Emergencies. She is sometimes called "Mrs. Disaster"България , На небосклона - Емел Етем - Dnevnik.bg
/ref> by her critics for her supposed inadequate behavior (failing to provide basic

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) during the floods at Tsar Kaloyan, a town which has a significant Turkish population and also for the ill preparation for the snowfall in February 2008 in Bulgaria.

Miscellaneous facts

* Her name, Emel, means "desire" or "desirable" in Turkish. * She is fluent in Bulgarian, Turkish, English and Russian. * She is married and has a son. * A star in the

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constellation is named after her.

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External links

Emel Etem Toshkova, database of the National assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toshkova, Emel Etem 1958 births Living people Bulgarian people of Turkish descent People from Isperih Deputy prime ministers of Bulgaria Women government ministers of Bulgaria 21st-century Bulgarian women politicians 21st-century Bulgarian politicians

Biography

Political career

Miscellaneous facts

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