site.btaPrime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov Appoints Two Deputy Ministers

By order of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Dora Yankova has been appointed Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, the Cabinet press centre said on Tuesday.

Dora Yankova graduated in geography from Sofia University and in law from Varna Technical University. She was a member of parliament in the 38th, 42nd, 43rd and 44th National Assembly, as well as Deputy Chair of the Committee on Regional Policy, Public Works and Local Self-Government. In the 2003-2011period, Yankova was the mayor of Smolyan Municipality, as well as Chair and member of the Management Board of the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria

Todor Chobanov has been appointed Deputy Minister of Culture. Chobanov held the same position in the 2009-2011 period . For many years he was Deputy Mayor of Sofia Municipality, Department of Education, Culture, Sports and Prevention of Addiction. He also worked as Head of the Inspectorate for Cultural Heritage at the National Centre for Museums, Galleries and Fine Arts at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Chobanov holds a Master's degree in History and Archaeology and a Doctorate in Archaeology from Sofia University. He has participated in numerous scientific developments in the field of archaeology and the preservation of cultural heritage.

Ilko Ganev has been dismissed from the position of Deputy Minister of Culture, and Natalia Miteva has been dismissed from the position of Deputy Minister of Education and Science. Mihaela Krumova has been dismissed from the position of Deputy Minister of Environment and Water, the statement said.