Marin Raykov Марин Райков |
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51st Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
In office Acting: 13 March 2013 – 29 May 2013 |
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President | Rosen Plevneliev |
Preceded by | Boyko Borisov |
Succeeded by | Plamen Oresharski |
51st Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 13 March 2013 – 29 May 2013 |
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Preceded by | Nikolay Mladenov |
Succeeded by | Kristian Vigenin |
Personal details | |
Born |
Washington, DC, United States |
17 December 1960
Political party |
Bulgarian Communist Party (before 1989) Union of Democratic Forces (1989–2001) GERB (2009–2013) Independent (2013–present) |
Alma mater | University of National and World Economy |
Marin Raykov Nikolov (Bulgarian: Марин Райков Николов; born 17 December 1960 in Washington, D.C., United States) is a Bulgarian politician and diplomat who was appointed to serve as a caretaker Prime Minister of Bulgaria and minister of foreign affairs of Bulgaria on 12 March 2013 by Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev. He left office on 29 May 2013 with his interim deputy PM Ekaterina Zakharieva.
Raykov served as a deputy Foreign Minister in the governments of Ivan Kostov (1998–2001) and Boyko Borisov (2009–2010). From 2010 to 2013, he served as an ambassador of Bulgaria in France.
Marin Raykov’s father, Rayko Nikolov, was himself a career diplomat.
Raykov Government (88th Bulgarian Cabinet)