New regional governors have recently been appointed in 28 regions of Bulgaria. Here is an overview of the new appointments and their biographies:
Blagoevgrad: Nikolay Kukolev, Master of Finance, with experience as a teacher and administrator.
Burgas: Dobromir Gyulev, with experience in start-ups and quality control.
Varna: Atanas Mihov, a professional in the field of internal security, with over 30 years of experience in the Ministry of Interior.
Veliko Tarnovo: Valentin Mihaylov, Master of Law and Accounting, with experience in the regional administration.
Vidin: Ivan Ivanov, Master of Economics, former director of the Labor Bureau.
Vratsa: Stefan Stefanov, Master of Bulgarian Philology and Law, former regional governor.
Gabrovo: Asen Daskalov, with experience in the private sector.
Dobrich: Asen Atanasov, lawyer, with experience in the Municipality of Balchik and Varna.
Kardzhali: Zdravko Todorov, with experience in trade and real estate.
Kyustendil: Kristian Ivanchov, lawyer, former deputy regional governor and deputy mayor.
Lovech: Polya Varbanova, with experience in the Regional Administration and the Municipality of Lovech.
Montana: Mihail Ivanov, with experience in trade and the State Commission on Information Security.
Pazardzhik: Lyubomir Gechev, with experience in public administration.
Pernik: Georgi Nedev, with experience in private companies.
Pleven: Alexander Yotkov, civil engineer, former deputy regional governor.
Plovdiv: Vladislav Popov, professor of agroecology.
Ruse: Orlin Penkov, with experience in management and sales.
Razgrad: Ognyan Obreshkov, mechanical engineer, Master of Economics.
Silistra: Dimitar Karadzhov, lawyer, former director in the municipality of Silistra.
Sliven: Marintcho Hristov, former regional governor.
Smolyan: Zarko Marinov, former regional governor.
Sofia (city): Vyara Todeva, with experience in the Registry Agency and former regional governor.
Sofia Region: Ivan Dimitrov, economist, former deputy regional governor.
Stara Zagora: Iva Radeva, economist, former regional governor.
Targovishte: Radoslav Boychev, Master of National Security, former Member of Parliament.
Haskovo: Ginka Raycheva, former regional governor.
Shumen: Marin Marinov, economist, with experience in the financial sector.
Yambol: Bilyana Kavaldzhieva-Dimitrova, lawyer, former regional governor.
These appointments reflect diverse experience and education, which will be of key importance for the work of the new regional governors.