New Appointments at the Ministry of Finance: Who Are the New Deputy Ministers?

11.05.2026 | Domestic policy

Prime Minister Rumen Radev has appointed Lyudmila Petkova and Rositsa Velkova-Zheleva as Deputy Ministers of Finance. See the details regarding the changes in the team.

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New faces in the Ministry of Finance team

By order of Prime Minister Rumen Radev, two new Deputy Ministers of Finance were appointed – Lyudmila Kostova Petkova and Rositsa Atanasova Velkova-Zheleva. The information was officially confirmed by the government information service.

These appointments are part of a series of personnel changes in the executive branch aimed at optimizing the work in the ministries.

Context of the personnel changes

The current appointments complete the ministry's team, following the Prime Minister Radev's appointment of 18 deputy ministers in various ministries on May 8. We remind you that on Friday, Metodi Valeriev Metodiev was also appointed to the same position in the Ministry of Finance.

The new appointees are expected to take up their duties immediately, assuming their respective portfolios within the ministry.