site.btaPM Zhelyazkov Appoints Six New Deputy Ministers to Cabinet

Six new deputy ministers have been appointed by order of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, the government press service reported on Wednesday.

Kiril Ananiev and Galya Dimitrova have been appointed deputy ministers of finance. Ananiev is a specialist in the field of public finance with experience in the Ministry of Finance. Former minister of finance and minister of health. Dimitrova has a degree in economics and over 26 years of experience in revenue administration. She has served as Executive and Deputy Executive Director of the National Revenue Agency.

Martin Danovski has been appointed Deputy Minister for Innovation and Growth, while Veselina Mincheva has been relieved of the post. Danowski is an economist with over 20 years' experience in business and public administration. He was Chair of the Board of the Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria EAD between 2015 and 2021. Chair of the State Agency for Research and Innovation between 2021 and 2022. Former deputy finance minister.

Nevena Lazarova has been appointed Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry. Lazarova is a lawyer with a degree from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia. Former deputy director of Sofia's Waste Treatment Plant and head of department at Bulgarian Sports Totalizator.

Yavor Penchev is the new Deputy Minister of Health, while Petko Stefanovski has been dismissed from the position. Penchev is a former deputy minister of regional development and public works. Penchev has practiced as an independent lawyer for over 15 years in the field of commercial, contract and administrative law. Completed his legal education at Sofia University He completed his legal education at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.

Atanas Kostadinov has been appointed Deputy Minister of Environment and Water. Kostadinov has experience in the formation and implementation of state policy on environmental protection. Former deputy minister of environment and water. MP in the 44th, 45th and 46th National Assemblies, member of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Water, as well as the Committee on Energy. President of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River at the UN. Two master's degrees from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, PhD candidate at the Institute of Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, senior analyst at the Center for the Study of Democracy, Graduate Fellow at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.