Rosen Plevneliev
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Rosen Plevneliev is a Bulgaria
n politician. He was Minister of Regional Development and Public Works from 2009 to 2011 as part of the cabinet of Boyko Borisov. In October 2011, he was elected as President of Bulgaria.
, Rosen Plevneliev studied at Blagoevgrad
Mathematical and Natural Sciencies High School, from which he graduated in 1982. In 1989 he graduated from the Higher Mechanical-Electrotechnical Institute
, Sofia
, and in the same year become a fellow at the Institute for Microprocessing Technology, Pravetz. In 1990 he started a private building company in Bulgaria. Among other projects, the company built the Sofia Business Park
.
He is married and has three sons: Philip, Asen and Paul.
He was announced as GERB
's candidate for President of Bulgaria on September 4, 2011. He subsequently won the presidential election
in a second round held on October 30, 2011, with majority of 55.3%. He defeated Ivaylo Kalfin
from the Bulgarian Socialist Party
in the second round.
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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...
n politician. He was Minister of Regional Development and Public Works from 2009 to 2011 as part of the cabinet of Boyko Borisov. In October 2011, he was elected as President of Bulgaria.
Biography
Born in Gotse DelchevGotse Delchev (town)
Gotse Delchev , is a town in Blagoevgrad Province of Bulgaria with a population of 23,573.In 1951 the town was renamed after the Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Nikolov Delchev. It had hitherto been called Nevrokop ....
, Rosen Plevneliev studied at Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad is а city in southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Blagoevgrad Province, with a population of about 74,302 . It lies on the banks of the Blagoevgradska Bistritsa River....
Mathematical and Natural Sciencies High School, from which he graduated in 1982. In 1989 he graduated from the Higher Mechanical-Electrotechnical Institute
Technical University of Sofia
The Technical University of Sofia , based in Sofia, is the largest technical university in Bulgaria.Founded on 15 October 1945 as part of the Higher Technical School , it is an independent institution since 1953, when the Polytechnic was divided into four separate technical institutes...
, Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, and in the same year become a fellow at the Institute for Microprocessing Technology, Pravetz. In 1990 he started a private building company in Bulgaria. Among other projects, the company built the Sofia Business Park
Business Park Sofia
Business Park Sofia is a business park in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Part of the larger Sofia Park complex which is also to feature a residential and a commercial area, it will include 35 buildings and will spread over a plot of 220,000 m² and a total built-up area of 300,000 m² which...
.
He is married and has three sons: Philip, Asen and Paul.
Political career
Plevneliev became Minister of Regional Development and Public Works under Prime Minister Borisov on July 27, 2009.He was announced as GERB
Gerb
A gerb is a type of firework which produces a jet of sparks, usually lasting between 15 and 60 seconds. It is a thick-walled tube filled with pyrotechnic composition and possessing a choke, which is a narrowing in the tube...
's candidate for President of Bulgaria on September 4, 2011. He subsequently won the presidential election
Bulgarian presidential election, 2011
A presidential election was held in Bulgaria on 23 October 2011, with a runoff held on 30 October 2011. No candidate won outright in the first round, resulting in a second round runoff between the eventual winner, Rosen Plevneliev of Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, and Ivaylo Kalfin...
in a second round held on October 30, 2011, with majority of 55.3%. He defeated Ivaylo Kalfin
Ivaylo Kalfin
Ivaylo Georgiev Kalfin is a Bulgarian politician. A three-term deputy, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and Deputy Prime Minister from 2005 to 2009...
from the Bulgarian Socialist Party
Bulgarian Socialist Party
The Bulgarian Socialist Party is social-democratic political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. The BSP is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Socialist International, and is currently led by Sergei Stanishev....
in the second round.
External links
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