Miroslav Hristoforov Naydenov, also sometimes spelled as Naidenov ( ) was a Bulgarian politician of the

GERB 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 suppor ...

party and former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (2009–2013) in the eighty-seventh government of Bulgaria of Prime Minister

Boyko Borisov Boyko Metodiev Borisov (, born 13 June 1959) is a Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria on three separate occasions, serving a total of 9 years between 2009 and 2021, making him the country's longest-serving post-communi ...

. After leaving GERB, Naydenov's name was mentioned a couple of times in the news in the context of smaller political projects.

Biography

Naydenov was born on 14 December 1968 in

Vratsa Vratsa ( ) is the largest city in northwestern Bulgaria and the administrative and economic centre of the municipality of Vratsa and Vratsa district. It is about north of Sofia, southeast of Montana. Situated at the foot of the Vrachanski Bal ...

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. He graduated in

veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, medical diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all a ...

from the Higher Institute of Zootechnics and Veterinary Medicine, now Trakia University in

Stara Zagora Stara Zagora (, ) is a city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of Stara Zagora Province. It is located in the Upper Thracian Plain, near the cities of Kazanlak, Plovdiv, and Sliven. Its population is 121,582 making it the sixth largest c ...

. After finishing his education, he worked as an apprentice veterinarian and later as a veterinarian with his own clinic in the town of Vratsa. In the period 2002–04, he was director of the Regional Veterinary Service in Vratsa. In the period 2005–06 he was the Secretary-General of the National Veterinary Service in Sofia. From 2006 to 2009 he was director of the municipal company "Ekoravnovesie" of

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

Municipality. In the

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of 5 July 2009 he was elected as member of parliament for GERB on the proportional list of the Vratsa constituency. He was proposed to be the Minister of Agriculture and Food after the refusal of Desislava Taneva to take this post. On December 6, 2011, Naydenov donated fish to children from the St. Nikolas orphanage, which belongs to Father Ivan in the Novi Han village.

Family

Naydenov is married with two children.

References

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Biography

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