Ivan Chomakov
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Dr. Ivan Chomakov (born October 15, 1953) was the mayor of the city of Plovdiv
, Bulgaria
from 1999 to 2007.
Before entering political office, Chomakov was an assistant professor of anaesthesiology.
In 1997, Chomakov was elected to the National Assembly
. He became mayor of Plovdiv in 1999, succeeding Spas Garnevski. In 2003 he was elected Mayor of Plovdiv for a second term. The election in October 2007 were won by Slavcho Atanasov
.
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
from 1999 to 2007.
Before entering political office, Chomakov was an assistant professor of anaesthesiology.
In 1997, Chomakov was elected to the National Assembly
National Assembly
National Assembly is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established during the French Revolution in 1789, known as the Assemblée nationale...
. He became mayor of Plovdiv in 1999, succeeding Spas Garnevski. In 2003 he was elected Mayor of Plovdiv for a second term. The election in October 2007 were won by Slavcho Atanasov
Slavcho Atanasov
Slavcho Atanasov is a Bulgarian politician, member of IMRO-BNM and mayor of Plovdiv .He was born on 14 February 1968 in Karlovo. In 2003 he was elected a mayor of Plovdiv's largest district Trakiya....
.