Rosen Asenov Plevneliev (Bulgarian: Росен Асенов Плевнелиев[ˈrɔsɛn ˈplɛvnɛliɛf]; born 14 May 1964) is a Bulgarian politician who was the 4th President of Bulgaria, holding the position from January 2012 to January 2017. He was the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works from July 2009 to September 2011 as part of the cabinet of Boyko Borisov.[1] In October 2011, Plevneliev was elected as President in a second round of voting; he was inaugurated on 18 January 2012.[2]
Rosen Plevneliev was born in Gotse Delchev. His mother, Slavka Plevnelieva, was a teacher, and his father, Asen Plevneliev, was an activist of the Communist Party.[3] He relocated to Blagoevgrad alongside his parents when he turned 10 years old.[4] His family descended from Bulgarian refugees from southern Macedonia who resettled from today's village of Petrousa in the municipality of Prosotsani in Drama regional unit, Greek Macedonia, in 1913. The Plevneliev family name refers to the Bulgarian name of the village Petroussa, Plevnya (Плевня, "barn").[5]
He was married to the journalist Yuliyana Plevnelieva from 2000 until their divorce in 2017; they had three sons: Filip, Asen and Pavel. One of the sons, Filip, died in 2015 at the age of 14.[9] In addition to his native Bulgarian, he speaks English and German fluently.[10]
Plevneliev became Minister of Regional Development and Public Works under Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov on 27 July 2009. Minister Plevneliev was one of a handful of "reformers" in the government, together with Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov, the Minister of Economy Traicho Traikov and the Minister of Environment Nona Karadzhova.
He was announced as GERB's candidate for President of Bulgaria on 4 September 2011.[11] He subsequently won the presidential election in a second round held on 30 October 2011, with a majority of 52.58% of the vote.[12] He defeated Ivaylo Kalfin from the Bulgarian Socialist Party in the second round. He took the presidential oath on 19 January 2012 and officially took over from his predecessor Georgi Parvanov on 22 January 2012. Among his priorities are administrative reforms, energy efficiency and energy independence and removing of ambassadors of Bulgaria in foreign countries who have served as secret agents during the Communist regime.
As a result of the 2013 Bulgarian protests against monopoly and high electricity prices, the conservative government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov tendered its resignation on 20 February 2013. President Plevneliev, acting in accordance with the constitution, offered a mandate to form a new government within the term of the current Parliament to GERB, BSP and DPS but after each of them declined, Plevneliev appointed a caretaker government on 13 March 2013, with Marin Raykov, the Bulgarian ambassador in Paris as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.[13]
In 2013, due to the prolonged protests against the involvement of oligarchy in politics and the government, Plevneliev organised the 'Dialogue with citizens' initiative, which involved three debates, focused on market economy, the judicial system and media freedom.[14]
In January 2014 the tax authorities launched an investigation on President Rosen Plevneliev and his relatives. This action was perceived as politically motivated assault by the Oresharski Government.[18] Other reformist members of the Boyko Borisov government were also subject to such investigations.
^"Plevneliev Sworn in as President of Bulgaria". novinite.com. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^Anton Todorov (11 November 2012). "Rosen Plevnelien in the Upper Class of the Kingdom of Communism" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^Lilov 2013, p. 189. sfn error: no target: CITEREFLilov2013 (help)
^ (in Bulgarian). bTV. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
^Lilov 2013, p. 190. sfn error: no target: CITEREFLilov2013 (help)
^Todorov, Anton (15 September 2014). "Чугунените комунисти Плевнелиев и Близнашки през 1987 г." [The Ironhead Communists Bliznashki and Plevneliev in 1987] (in Bulgarian). Frognews Agency. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^"Росен Плевнелиев - от хороскопите до големите звезди на политиката". 24 Chasa newspaper. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^"Presidential Biography". President of Bulgaria. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^"Bulgaria's GERB puts up popular minister for president". trust.org. Reuters. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^Plevneliev is Bulgaria's New President, novinite.com, 30. October 2011.
^"Президентът назначи служебното правителство и насрочи изборите" (in Bulgarian). dir.bg. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^Lyubenova, Maria (2013). "Предизвикателствата пред новите ПР и медийни комуникации в перспективата на европейските реалности" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Vol. 3, no. 3. Проблеми на постмодерността/Postmodernism problems. p. 272.
^"Bulgarian President-elect courts China". Novinite. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^. Xinhua News Agency. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
^Daniel Boffey (21 December 2013). "Politicians are judged by what they do and not by what they say". The Observer/The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^Nikola Lalov (17 January 2014). "Президентът се усъмни в НАП, но поиска пълна данъчна проверка" [The President Doubts the Impartiality of Tax Inspections] (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^"Росен Плевнелиев: Държавите от Югоизточна Европа трябва да обединят усилията си в отстояването на европейските ценности" [Rosen Plevneliev: Southeastern European countries must join forces to uphold European values] (in Bulgarian). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^Ministério das Relações Exteriores - Decreto de 1º de Fevereiro de 2016. Published by Imprensa Nacional in Section 1 of Diário Oficial da União of 2 February 2016. p.2. ISSN 1677-7042.
^"Плевнелиев и германският му колега Йоахим Гаук ще си разменят държавни ордени за края на мандата". Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^"Президентът Росен Плевнелиев беше удостоен с най-високото държавно отличие на Италианската република" [President Rosen Plevneliev is honored with the highest state honor of the Italian Republic] (in Bulgarian). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^"Държавният глава Росен Плевнелиев е носител на ордена "Почетен кавалер на Националния орден за заслуги" на Република Малта" [Head of State Rosen Plevneliev is the recipient of the Companion of Honour of the National Order of Merit of the Republic of Malta] (in Bulgarian). 17 November 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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In this Bulgarian name the patronymic is Asenov and the family name is Plevneliev Rosen Asenov Plevneliev Bulgarian Rosen Asenov Plevneliev ˈrɔsɛn ˈplɛvnɛliɛf born 14 May 1964 is a Bulgarian politician who was the 4th President of Bulgaria holding the position from January 2012 to January 2017 He was the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works from July 2009 to September 2011 as part of the cabinet of Boyko Borisov 1 In October 2011 Plevneliev was elected as President in a second round of voting he was inaugurated on 18 January 2012 2 Rosen PlevnelievRosen PlevnelievPlevneliev in 20154th President of BulgariaIn office 22 January 2012 22 January 2017Prime MinisterBoyko Borisov Marin Raykov Acting Plamen Oresharski Georgi Bliznashki Acting Boyko BorisovVice PresidentMargarita PopovaPreceded byGeorgi ParvanovSucceeded byRumen RadevMinister of Regional Development and Public WorksIn office 27 July 2009 9 September 2011Prime MinisterBoyko BorisovPreceded byAsen GagauzovSucceeded byLilyana PavlovaPersonal detailsBorn 1964 05 14 14 May 1964 age 58 Gotse Delchev BulgariaPolitical partyIndependent since 1989 Other politicalaffiliationsGERB Minister in the Government of GERB 2009 2011 GERB candidate for presidential election in 2011 Communist Party Before 1989 SpousesVeronika Kavrakova divorced wbr Yuliyana Plevnelieva m 2000 div 2017 wbr Desislava Banova m 2018 wbr ChildrenPhillip died 2015 Asen Pavel YoanAlma materTechnical University SofiaAwardsOrder of the Southern Cross Contents 1 Biography 2 Political career 3 Controversies 4 Honours 4 1 Foreign honours 5 References 5 1 Bibliography 6 External linksBiography EditRosen Plevneliev was born in Gotse Delchev His mother Slavka Plevnelieva was a teacher and his father Asen Plevneliev was an activist of the Communist Party 3 He relocated to Blagoevgrad alongside his parents when he turned 10 years old 4 His family descended from Bulgarian refugees from southern Macedonia who resettled from today s village of Petrousa in the municipality of Prosotsani in Drama regional unit Greek Macedonia in 1913 The Plevneliev family name refers to the Bulgarian name of the village Petroussa Plevnya Plevnya barn 5 Plevneliev studied at Blagoevgrad Mathematical and Natural Sciences High School from which he graduated in 1982 In 1989 he graduated from the Higher Mechanical Electrotechnical Institute Sofia and in the same year become a fellow at the Institute for Microprocessing Technology Pravets 6 While studying in the university he was a Komsomol member of the Bulgarian Communist Party 7 After the political changes in 1990 Plevneliev started a private building company in Bulgaria 8 Among other projects the company built the Sofia Business Park He was married to the journalist Yuliyana Plevnelieva from 2000 until their divorce in 2017 they had three sons Filip Asen and Pavel One of the sons Filip died in 2015 at the age of 14 9 In addition to his native Bulgarian he speaks English and German fluently 10 Political career Edit Then Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff greets Plevneliev upon his arrival to the Planalto Palace in Brasilia Brazil 1 February 2016 Official portrait of President Plevneliev Plevneliev became Minister of Regional Development and Public Works under Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov on 27 July 2009 Minister Plevneliev was one of a handful of reformers in the government together with Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov the Minister of Economy Traicho Traikov and the Minister of Environment Nona Karadzhova He was announced as GERB s candidate for President of Bulgaria on 4 September 2011 11 He subsequently won the presidential election in a second round held on 30 October 2011 with a majority of 52 58 of the vote 12 He defeated Ivaylo Kalfin from the Bulgarian Socialist Party in the second round He took the presidential oath on 19 January 2012 and officially took over from his predecessor Georgi Parvanov on 22 January 2012 Among his priorities are administrative reforms energy efficiency and energy independence and removing of ambassadors of Bulgaria in foreign countries who have served as secret agents during the Communist regime As a result of the 2013 Bulgarian protests against monopoly and high electricity prices the conservative government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov tendered its resignation on 20 February 2013 President Plevneliev acting in accordance with the constitution offered a mandate to form a new government within the term of the current Parliament to GERB BSP and DPS but after each of them declined Plevneliev appointed a caretaker government on 13 March 2013 with Marin Raykov the Bulgarian ambassador in Paris as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs 13 In 2013 due to the prolonged protests against the involvement of oligarchy in politics and the government Plevneliev organised the Dialogue with citizens initiative which involved three debates focused on market economy the judicial system and media freedom 14 Plevneliev advocates for closer relations between Bulgaria and the People s Republic of China 15 16 Plevneliev has frequently criticized the immigration policy in the UK set by the former Prime Minister David Cameron 17 By appointing the Bliznashki Government on 6 August 2014 Plevneliev has become the first President of Bulgaria to appoint more than one caretaker government Controversies EditIn January 2014 the tax authorities launched an investigation on President Rosen Plevneliev and his relatives This action was perceived as politically motivated assault by the Oresharski Government 18 Other reformist members of the Boyko Borisov government were also subject to such investigations Honours EditForeign honours Edit Albania Honor of Nation Order 19 Brazil Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross 20 Croatia Grand Order of King Tomislav Germany Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 21 Italy Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 22 Slovenia Order for Exceptional Merits Malta Companion of Honour of the National Order of Merit 23 Austria Order of St GeorgeReferences Edit Biography of Rosen Plevneliev Bulgarian Novinite Sofia News Agency Archived from the original on 12 June 2014 Retrieved 2 December 2011 Plevneliev Sworn in as President of Bulgaria novinite com 19 January 2012 Retrieved 14 September 2019 Anton Todorov 11 November 2012 Rosen Plevnelien in the Upper Class of the Kingdom of Communism in Bulgarian Retrieved 14 September 2019 Lilov 2013 p 189 sfn error no target CITEREFLilov2013 help Rosen Plevnaliev v Neka govoryat s Rosen Petrov bTV 6 11 2011 g in Bulgarian bTV Archived from the original on 9 October 2012 Retrieved 30 August 2012 Lilov 2013 p 190 sfn error no target CITEREFLilov2013 help Todorov Anton 15 September 2014 Chugunenite komunisti Plevneliev i Bliznashki prez 1987 g The Ironhead Communists Bliznashki and Plevneliev in 1987 in Bulgarian Frognews Agency Retrieved 14 September 2019 Rosen Plevneliev Rosen Plevneliev ot horoskopite do golemite zvezdi na politikata 24 Chasa newspaper 30 October 2011 Retrieved 14 September 2019 Presidential Biography President of Bulgaria Retrieved 14 September 2019 Bulgaria s GERB puts up popular minister for president trust org Reuters 4 September 2011 Retrieved 14 September 2019 Plevneliev is Bulgaria s New President novinite com 30 October 2011 Prezidentt naznachi sluzhebnoto pravitelstvo i nasrochi izborite in Bulgarian dir bg 13 March 2013 Retrieved 14 September 2019 Lyubenova Maria 2013 Predizvikatelstvata pred novite PR i medijni komunikacii v perspektivata na evropejskite realnosti PDF in Bulgarian Vol 3 no 3 Problemi na postmodernostta Postmodernism problems p 272 Bulgarian President elect courts China Novinite 23 November 2011 Retrieved 14 September 2019 China Bulgaria pledge to deepen cooperation Xinhua News Agency 12 September 2012 Archived from the original on 8 December 2013 Retrieved 8 October 2012 Daniel Boffey 21 December 2013 Politicians are judged by what they do and not by what they say The Observer The Guardian Retrieved 14 September 2019 Nikola Lalov 17 January 2014 Prezidentt se usmni v NAP no poiska plna danchna proverka The President Doubts the Impartiality of Tax Inspections in Bulgarian Retrieved 14 September 2019 Rosen Plevneliev Drzhavite ot Yugoiztochna Evropa tryabva da obedinyat usiliyata si v otstoyavaneto na evropejskite cennosti Rosen Plevneliev Southeastern European countries must join forces to uphold European values in Bulgarian 1 June 2016 Retrieved 14 September 2019 Ministerio das Relacoes Exteriores Decreto de 1º de Fevereiro de 2016 Published by Imprensa Nacional in Section 1 of Diario Oficial da Uniao of 2 February 2016 p 2 ISSN 1677 7042 Plevneliev i germanskiyat mu kolega Joahim Gauk she si razmenyat drzhavni ordeni za kraya na mandata Dnevnik in Bulgarian 22 June 2016 Retrieved 14 September 2019 Prezidentt Rosen Plevneliev beshe udostoen s naj visokoto drzhavno otlichie na Italianskata republika President Rosen Plevneliev is honored with the highest state honor of the Italian Republic in Bulgarian 13 September 2016 Retrieved 14 September 2019 Drzhavniyat glava Rosen Plevneliev e nositel na ordena Pocheten kavaler na Nacionalniya orden za zaslugi na Republika Malta Head of State Rosen Plevneliev is the recipient of the Companion of Honour of the National Order of Merit of the Republic of Malta in Bulgarian 17 November 2016 Retrieved 14 September 2019 Bibliography Edit Lilov Grigor 2013 Naj bogatite blgari 1st ed Sofia Kajlas EOOD ISBN 978 954 92098 9 1 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rosen Plevneliev Official site of the Presidency Video for President candidacy in Bulgarian YouTubePolitical officesPreceded byAsen Gagauzov Minister of Regional Development and Public Works2009 2011 Succeeded byLilyana PavlovaPreceded byGeorgi Parvanov President of Bulgaria2012 2017 Succeeded byRumen 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