The National Assembly held an important meeting, during which the leadership of the National Social Security Institute was determined. The voting took place with high activity and clearly expressed political will.
With a convincing majority of 141 votes "for", against 48 votes "against" and 4 abstentions, the deputies supported the candidacy of Vesela Karaivanova-Nacheva as the head of the institution. In parallel, Ivaylo Zdravkov was elected as vice-chairman with the support of 118 MPs, against 71 votes "against" and 16 abstentions.
The biographical reference of the newly elected leader reveals rich professional experience in the tax and financial sphere. Karaivanova-Nacheva is a graduate of the University of National and World Economy, where she obtained a master's degree in "Accounting and Control" in 1988.
Her professional career includes consistent growth in the tax administration. From 1992 to 1993, she worked as a methodologist and tax inspector in the Territorial Tax Directorate in Plovdiv and Karlovo. In the period 1993-2000, she held positions as a methodologist and chief tax inspector.
A significant stage in her career is the period from 2000 to 2004, when she headed the "Audit" department at the General Tax Directorate in Sofia. In parallel, from May 2004 to April 2005, she was a member of parliament, member of parliamentary committees on budget, finance, and agriculture.
Since April 2005, Karaivanova-Nacheva has been consistently re-elected as deputy head of the National Social Security Institute - in 2009, 2016, and 2020. Additionally, she holds key positions in various state and advisory bodies.
Her expertise covers financial and tax law, application of international accounting standards. She holds a certificate for working with performance measurement systems in government institutions.
The new four-year mandate of Vesela Karaivanova-Nacheva is emerging as another step in her establishment as a leading expert in social security and public administration.