Meglena Pluglichieva | |
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Меглена Плугличиева | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
In office 24 April 2008 –27 July 2009 Servingwith Ivaylo Kalfin, Emel Etem Toshkova and Daniel Valchev | |
Prime Minister | Sergei Stanishev |
Preceded by | Nikolay Vasilev Lydia Shuleva Kostadin Paskalev |
Succeeded by | Tsvetan Tsvetanov Simeon Djankov |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 14 July 2009 –31 May 2012 | |
Constituency | 19th MMC –Ruse |
In office 12 January 1995 –19 April 2001 | |
Deputy Minister of Environment and Water | |
Prime Minister | Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
Minister | Kostadin Paskalev |
Personal details | |
Born | Balchik,PR Bulgaria | 12 February 1956
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | BSP (until 2012) |
Alma mater | Forestry-Technical University |
Occupation | |
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