Worldwide Guide to Women in
Leadership
Female Ministers of the
Bulgaria/Republika Bulgarya/Balgarija (Female
Suffrage for Married women 1937, others 1944) 1878 principality under
Osman sovereignty, 1908 Independent Kingdom, 1946-89 Socialist Republic,
Republic from 1989, joined the EU 2007
See also Bulgaria Parliament and Bulgaria Heads
1947-67 Minister of Post, Telegraphs and Telephones Tsola Nicheva Draoycheva
Member of the Politburo 1937-48 and 1966-84, Organisatorial Secretary
of The Communist Party 1940, Secretary General of the Fatherlands Front
1944, Member of Council the of State 1974-84. She lived (1894-1989?)
1957-60 Minister of Light Industry Stanka Tsekova
1961-82 Member of the Politburo Nadya Zenuka Vasileva Zhikova
1962-78 Deputy Minister of Health Prof. Dr.med Sibila Teneva Radeva
(1911-)
1963-66 Minister, Chairperson of the Commission for Light Industry Dora Pavlova
1963-70 Deputy Minister of Education Bistra Auramova
1964-67 Deputy Minister of Internal Trade Mariya Simenova Zakharieva
1967-71 1. Deputy Minister of Internal Trade
1971-89 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
1966-90 Minister of Justice Svetla Daskolova
Secretary of the Parliamentary Group of the Bulgarian Agrar Union 1958,
Deputy President of Narodno Subranie (National Assembly) 1962.(b. 1921-)
1968-72 Minister of Light Industry Dora Belcheva
Ambassador to Sweden 1972-77.
1968 Deputy Minister of Education Ani Sponcheva
1971-79 Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ekaterina Yakoba Marinova
1974-84 Deputy Minister with Rank of Minister
1982-84 Deputy Minister of Internal Trade and Public Service
1984-86 Deputy Minister of Production and Trade with Consumer Goods
1990 Minister of Trade and Service
Consul-General to Leningrad/Saint Petersburg 1986-90.(b. 1936- )
1975-81 Minister of Culture Lyudmilla Zhivkova
1979-81 Member of the Politburo.
Acted as first Lady of the country 1971-81 after the death of her mother. Her father, Todor Zhivkov, had designated her to succed him as Chief
of State and Party, but she committed suicide. She lived (1944-81)
1977-81 Minister of Education Drazha Deleva Vulcheva
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ploch 1974-77 and 1974-81
Candidate Member of the Politburo, 1981(-89) Deputy President of Narodno
Subranie. (b. 1939-)
1977-80 Deputy Minister of Light Industry Lilyana Ivaniva Vasileva
1980-82 1. Deputy Minister Light Industry
First Deputy Mayor of Sofia in charge of Health 1983-86. (b. 1936-
)
1979-86 1. Deputy Minister of Education with Rank of Minister
1986-89 Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Social Affairs in the Council
of Ministers Panka S. Babukova
1980-? Member of the Politburo Evdokia Zhivkova
1989-90 Deputy Premier Nadya Asparkhova
1990-91 Deputy Premier Prof. Nora Krachunova Aanieva
Deputy Chairperson of the City Council of Sofia 1967-71, afterwards director
of International Affairs of the University of Sofia, since 1991 Parliamentary
Leader of the Socialists, 1995-97 Deputy President of the National Assembly.
(b. 1938-)
1990-91 Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Dr. Emiliya Radkova Maslarova
2005- Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
Her name is also transcribed as
1990-91 and 1995-97 Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Evgenia Spassova Popova (1943-)
1991-92 Minister of Culture Dr. Eleka Georgieva Konstantinova
Leader of Radikalna Demokraticheske Partiya 1990-(96).
1991-93 Government Spokesperson Nadezhda Nikolova Mikhailova
1997-2001 Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chief of Liberal Party Foreign Affairs Department 1990-91, 1995-2002 Deputy Chairperson of Union of Democratic
Forces, Parliamentary Leader 2001-05 and Party Leader 2002-06. (b. 1962-)
1992-93 Vice-President Blaga Nikolova Dimitrova
She lived (1922-2003).
1992-97 Chief of Staff of the President Yulia Gourkovska
1993-94 Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs by the Premier Minister Maria Pigova
1993-94 Deputy Minister of Culture Maria Roussinova
1993-94 Deputy Minister of Secondary Education Zhoulieta Sarova
1993-94 Deputy Minister and Chief Secretary of Health Zlatitza Petrova
1993-94 Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Mariana Manolova
1994-95 Premier Minist er Reneta Ivanova Indzhova (17.10.94-26.1.95)
In 1995 she was mayorial candidate in Sofia, 2001 Presidential Candidate
and the same year she became Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance. Also known
as Indsjovka
or
Injova. (b. 1953-).
1994-95 Deputy Premier, Minister of Economy and Finance Hristina Vucheva
1995-97 Minister of Health Mimi Mikova Vitkova-Petkova
1995-97 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Integration
Irena Georgieva Bokova
1996-97 1. Deputy Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
1996-97 Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (November-February)
1997-2002 Advisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Diplomat
and specialist in UN questions from 1977, Vice-Presidential candidate in 1996,.
It was rumored that she would included as Foreign Minister in the poposed
cabinet lineup, which in the end was turned down by the National Assembly in
2005. Ambassador to France from 2005. (b. 1952-).
1995-97 Deputy Minister of Justice Rada Mladenova Yosisova
1995-97 Deputy Minister of Industry Vera Hristova
1995-97 Deputy Minister of Public Transportation Svetlana Borislavova Toshkova
1995-97 Deputy Minister of Health Care Dr.Med. Tanya Vasileva Cholakova
1996-97 Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technologies Mariya Antova
1995-97
Parliamentary Secretary in a Ministry Loreta Metodieva Nikolova
From 1997 Vice-Chairperson of the Socialist Party.
1996-97 Deputy Minister of Energy and Energy Resources Ivanka Georgieva
Dilovska
(b. 1950-)
1996-97 Government Spokesperson Mila Manova
She was Deputy Spokesperson 1995-96.
1997 Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Co-operation Daniela Nikolova
Bobeva
Since 1998 Vice-President of the Black Sea Development Bank. (b. 1958-)
1997 Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technologies Prof. Jekatarina
Draganova
Vice-Chancellor of University of Sofia from 1997.
1997 Deputy Minister of Environment and Waters Evdokiya Ivanova Maneva, Ph.D.
1997-2001 Minister of Environment and Waters
From 1963 civil servant in various ministries 1991-97 Head of Economic
and Planning Division in the Ministry of Environment. (b. 1945- )
1997-2001 Deputy Minister of Agriculture Valia Savtcheva
1997-2001 Minister of Culture Emma Zaharieva Moskova
(b. 1934-)
1997-99 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Responsible for
the Relations with the European Union Antonieta Primatorova
Her name is also transcribed as Antonaneta Pramatarova or Antoinette
Primatarova, she was Ambassador to Sweden, Norway and Iceland 1993-97 and 1999-2001
to EU and Deputy Head of the admission negotiations.
1997-2001 Deputy Minister of Education, Technology and Science Anna-Mara Totomanova
1997-99 Deputy Minister of Trade and Tourism Mariana Atanasova Asenova
2000-01 Deputy Minister of Economy for Tourism
1997-2000 Deputy
Minister of Industry Edit Petrova Getova
1997-99 Deputy
Minister of Justice and Legal Euro-integration Zlatka Rousseva
1999-2001 Deputy Minister of Regional Integration
1997-99 Deputy Minister of Transportation Katya Hristova Georgieva
Ministry merged into Ministry of Communication and Transport
1997-99 Deputy Minister and Chief Secretary of Culture Velichka Filipova
1997-2001 Deputy Minister of Environment and Waters Mariana Ivanova Lukova
1997-99 Deputy Minister of Health Nadzheda Geneva
1997-2001 Deputy Minister of Justice and Legal Euro-Integration Maria Serkedjieva
Ministry re-named to Ministry of Justice in 1999
1997-2001 Parliamentary Secretary in a Ministry Victoria Dimitrova Vasileva
1998-2001 Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy Mira Ivanova Radkova
1999-2001
Parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education and Science Keti Kostadinova
Gramatikova
1999-2001 Deputy Minister of Economy
Lyubov Lyubenova Panayotova
1999-2001 Deputy Minister of Culture Raina Gavrilova
2000-01 Deputy Minister of Industry
Yuliana Nikolova
Vice-Presidential Candidate in 2006.
2001-05 Deputy Prime Minister Lidia
Santova Shouleva
2001-03 Minister of Labour and Social Policy
2003-05 Minister of Economy
2001-05 Minister of the Environment and Waters Dolores Borissova Arsenova
2001-02
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief EU-Negotiator Meglena Stilyanova Kuneva-Prumova
2002-06 Minister of European Affairs
2007- European Commissioner for Consumer Protection
Normally known as Meglena Kuneva her patronymic surname is also trancribed
Shtilianova. In the 3-party coalition of Socialists, Ethnic Turkish party, she was the only
woman of the 5 members from the Simoen II National Movement.
2001- Deputy Minister of
Defence Sonya Atanassova
Iankuklova
Her surname can be transcribed as Atanasova Yankulova,
she was judge until her appointment (b. 1958-)
2001-02 Deputy Minister of Economy Lyubka Vassileva Kachakova
2005-
Deputy Minister of Environment
(b. 1970-)
2001-05 Deputy Minister of Economy Sophia Petrova Kassidova
Or Sofia Kassizova.
(b. 1969-)
2001-05 Deputy Minister of
Transport and Communications Zlatolina Ivanova Mukova
(b. 1965-)
2001-05 Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Krasimira Radkova Martinova
(b. 1955-)
2001-03 Deputy Minister of
Labour and Social Policy Christina Christova Velcheva
2003-05 Minister of Labour and Social Policy
Deputy Chaiperson of the
Parliamentary Group
of National Movement for Stability and
Progress (Formerly Simeon II Movement) from 2007.
(b. 1954-)
2001-05 Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Meglena Ivanova
Plugchieva-Aleksandrova
2008- Deputy Prime Minister charged with the Management of the European Union
Funds
Socialist MP 1995-2004, 1997-2004 Bulgarian Representative in
Rheinland-Pfalz, Ambassador to Germany 2004-08. (b. 1956-).
2001-03 Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Adriana Nikolova
Sukova-Tosheva
2001-05 Parliamentary Secretary of Economy Maria Yordanova Divizieva
2001-03 Parliamentary Secretary of Energy and Energy Resources Bilyana Dimitrova Raichinova
2002-05 Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy Krasimira Radkova Martinova
2002-05 Deputy Minister of Justice Meglena Yanakieva Tacheva
2007- Minister of Justice
2002-05 Deputy Minister of Environment and Water
Manoela Yordanova Georgieva
2003-05 Minister without Portfolio Filiz Hakaeva Husmenova
Deputy Mayor of Silistra 1999-2001 and Deputy Regional Governor of
Silistra until she became member of the government. (b. 1966-).
2003-05 Deputy Minister of Regional
Development and Public Works Petya Ilieva Geogova
(b. 1971-)
2003-05 Parliamentary Secretary of Health Natalia Efremova
2003-05 Parliamentary Secretary of Energy and Energy Resources Denitsa Torova
2004-07 Deputy Foreign Minister and
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Gergana Grancharova
2007-
Minister of
European Affairs
2006-07 Acting
Minister of European Integration Zina Veleva
Head of the Department of European Integration and Relations with International
Financial Institutions with the Council of Ministers
2005 Minister of Culture and Tourism Nina
Chilova
MP from party Simeon II National Movement. (b. 1972-).
2005-07 Deputy Minister of Culture Ina Kileva
2005- Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister without portfolio Natural Disaster Management Emel Etem
Secretary for the Parliamentary Group of the Alliance for National Salvation
1997-2001 and later Deputy Chairperson of the ethnic Turkish party, The
Movement for Rights and Freedoms. The two other Ministers of the party in the
3-party government were men. (b. 1958-)
2005 Designate Minister of Sports Vessela Lecheva
Socialist MP from 2001 and former European World shooting champion. She was
designated by Socialist Leader, Sergey Stanishev, who was elected Prime Minister on 27.07 by a slim 120/119
majority. But afterwards the lawmakers turned down the Cabinet. In the second
line-up there was no Ministry of Sport but she became Chief of the Sports Agency. (b. 1964-)
2005- Deputy
Minister of Transport Daniela Nikiforova
In the
coalition of Socialists, Simeon II Movement and the
The Movement for Rights and Freedom, there are a
total of 71
Deputy Ministers.
2005- Deputy Minister of Transport Vessela Gospodinova
2005- Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Ivanka Hristova
2005- Deputy Minister of Regional Development Milena Paunova
2005- Deputy Minister of Regional Development Iskra Mihaylova-Koparova
2005- Deputy Foreign Minister Evgenia Koldanova
2005-07 Deputy Minister of Justice Ana Karaivanova-Davidova
2005- Deputy Minister of Justice Sabrie Sapundzhieva
2005- Deputy
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Svetla
Bachvarova
2005- Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Ivanka Dilovska
2005- Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Kornelia Ninova
2005- Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Nina Radeva
2005- Deputy Minister of Environment Lyubka Kachakova
2005- Deputy Minister of Culture Nedzhda Zaharieva
2005- Deputy Minister of Education Vanya Dobreva
2006-07 Acting Minister of European Integration Zina
Veleva
Head of the Department of European Integration and Relations with
International Financial Institutions with the Council of Ministers
Last update 23.04.08