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.