Bozhidar Bozhanov | |
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Божидар Божанов | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 19 October 2022 | |
Constituency | 23rd MMC - Sofia |
Minister of Electronic Governance | |
In office 13 December 2021 –2 August 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Kiril Petkov |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Georgi Todorov |
Leader of Yes,Bulgaria! | |
Assumed office 27 April 2024 ServingwithIvaylo Mirchev | |
Preceded by | Hristo Ivanov |
Personal details | |
Born | Burgas,PR Bulgaria | August 19,1987
Political party | Yes,Bulgaria! |
Education | University of London |
Occupation | Politician |
Bozhidar Plamenov Bozhanov (19 August 1987,Burgas,Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian programmer, [1] entrepreneur [2] and politician from the Yes Bulgaria! [3] party. He is the Minister of e-Government from 13 December 2021 to 2 August 2022. He is a member of the XLVIII National Assembly [4] and the XLIX National Assembly. [5]
Bozhidar Bozhanov was born on August 19,1987 in Burgas,and grew up in Dimitrovgrad. [6] In 2006,he graduated from the mathematical high school in Dimitrovgrad,and in 2011,he completed his studies in computer and information systems at Goldsmiths College,part of the University of London. Following that,he worked as a software engineer in Sofia and Amsterdam. [6] [7]
He is involved with the non-governmental organization "Obshtestvo.bg",which promotes e-government. In 2015–2016,he served as an advisor on these matters to deputy prime minister Rumyana Bachvarova in the second government of Boyko Borisov. [6] In early 2017,he was among the founders of Yes Bulgaria! [3] and was elected as a member of its Executive Council. [8]
In 2021 Bozhanov actively participated in several election campaigns of the coalition Democratic Bulgaria,which includes Yes Bulgaria!. As a result,he was elected as a deputy to the XLVII National Assembly in the November elections. [9] [10] On December 13,he became one of the representatives of "Democratic Bulgaria" in the coalition government led by Kiril Petkov,where he headed the newly established Ministry of E-Government. [11]
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