Delyan Peevski
| Delyan Peevski | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 July 1980 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Political party | DPS |
| Children | None |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Orthodox Christian |
Delyan Slavchev Peevski (Bulgarian: Делян Славчев Пеевски) (born 27 July 1980) is a Bulgarian lawyer, entrepreneur, media mogul and politician. He serves as MP from the parliamentary group of the DPS in the 41st and 42nd National Assembly. Along with his mother, Irena Krasteva, Peevski owns print and TV media outlets. The official owner of such is only Krasteva, who is also co-owner of the largest printing company in Bulgaria - IPK "Rodina".
Peevski graduated from 119 SOU in Sofia in 1998 and completed his legal studies at the South-West University in 2003.
According to Radio Bulgaria in March 2016, Peevski is "the undisputed media mogul of Bulgaria." He owns more than 20 newspapers, TV channels, radio stations and magazines.
In 2001, Peevski joined the National Movement Simeon II (NMSII). He has been a member of DPS since 2009. In 2007, he was fired as a deputy minister during the Socialist-led government in a corruption scandal. He was investigated, but the investigation was dropped and he was given his job back.
In June 2013, Peevski was elected President of the State Agency for National Security, with the votes of 116 MPs. Thousands of Bulgarians gathered in front of government headquarters in Sofia to protest Peevski’s appointment, chanting "Mafia" and "resign." Under the pressure of the protests against the Oresharski cabinet that followed, Parliament unanimously revised its decision later the same month. The case became widely known in the entire European Union.
After a couple of months of lack of clarity whether under these conditions Peevski was still considered an MP or not, eventually in December 2013 the Constitutional Court decided that he still was an MP.
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