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Female Bulgaria Local Leaders
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1967-71 Vice-President of the City Council
Prof. Nora K. Anieva, Sofia
Ca. 1971-? Deputy Mayor of Sofia
In 1991 Deputy Premier Minister
1971-74 Vice-President of the City Council Pantaleeva Parashjeva, Sofia
1974-89 Vice-President of the City Council Lilyana I. Vasileva, Sofia
1983-86 1. Deputy Mayor Lilyana I. Vasileva, Sofia
1986-89 Vice-President of the City Council
Temenuzhka M. Teofilova, Sofia
1986-89 First Secretary of the Communist Party of Sofia Vasil Levski (Borough of
the Town)
Before 1990 Vice-President of the Regional
People's Council of Sofia Lena Petrova Djelepova
She was also Chairperson of the Municipal People's Council in Byala Slatina
1991-95 Chairperson of the Municipal Council Julieta Lyubomirova Kalcheva, Montana
2000-01 Regional Governor Lilyana
Hranova-Petkova, Gabrova
Until her appointment she was Chief Secretary of the Regional Administration
2001 Acting Regional Governor Yulia Kuzmanova Yaneva, Burgas
2001 Deputy Regional Governor
2001-05 Deputy Regional Governor
Virginia Karajian, Burgas
Graduate of the Juridical Department to the Sofia University and of the Dallas
South Methodist University. (b. 1964-)
2001-03 Deputy Regional
Governor Filiz Hakaeva Husmenova, Silistra
Deputy Mayor of Silistra 1999-2001 and 2003-05
Minister without Portfolio (b. 1966-).
2003-09 Regional Governor Maria Neykova, Stara Zagora
2005-09 Regional Governor Svetlana Velikova, Silistra
2005-09 Regional Governor Rayna
Yovtcheva, Haskovo
2005-09 Regional Governor Gergana Trifonova, Veliko
2005-09 Regional Governor Maria Dimova, Russe
2005-09 Regional Governor Hristina Tcholakova, Sliven
2005-09 Regional Governor
Surai
Velieva, Lovetch
2009- Regional Governor Ivanka Todorova Taushanova,
Kardzhali
2009-
Mayor Yordanka Asenova Fandakova, Sofia
The city of Sofia is one of 28 Provinces of Bulgaria (not
the same as the Sofia Province, which surrounds the city). Besides the city of
Sofia, the capital province encompasses 24 municipalities. Each municipality has
a head person who is elected in a popular election. The head of the county is
its mayor. The assembly members are chosen every four years.
2009- Deputy Regional Governor Elka
Ivanova Stancheva, Targovishte
2009- Regional Governor Pepa Vladimirova, Vratsa
2009- Regional Governor Tanya Dimitrova,
Yambol
Last updated 18.12.09