site.btaMinister of Labour and Social Policy: Ivanka Shalapatova

Ivanka Shalapatova keeps her office from the Nikolay Denkov government (June 2023 - March 2024).

Holds master’s degrees in English Language Studies and Bulgarian Language Studies. Holds a Doctorate Degree in Social Studies. Shalapatova is a former vice president of the International Foster Care Organization (IFCO) and former IFCO Board of Directors member. She is a former caretaker deputy minister of labour and social policy (2013). Executive Director of the For Our Children foundation, a non-governmental organization.