Sergei Stanishev
|
Sergei Stanishev Сергей Станишев MEP |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
|
Member of the European Parliament Bulgaria |
|
|
Assumed office 1 July 2014 |
|
| 49th Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
|
In office 17 August 2005 – 27 July 2009 |
|
| President | Georgi Parvanov |
| Deputy |
Ivailo Kalfin Meglena Plugchieva Daniel Valchev Emel Etem Toshkova |
| Preceded by | Simeon Sakskoburggotski |
| Succeeded by | Boyko Borisov |
| President of the Party of European Socialists | |
|
Assumed office 24 November 2011 Acting: 24 November 2011 – 29 September 2012 |
|
| Preceded by | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sergei Dmitrievich Stanishev 5 May 1966 Kherson, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Monika Yosifova |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Sergei Dmitrievich Stanishev (Bulgarian: Сергей Дмитриевич Станишев; born May 5, 1966) is a Bulgarian politician who was the leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) from 2001 until 2014. He is the President of the Party of European Socialists, the second-largest party in the European Parliament since 2011. He was Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2005 to 2009.
Stanishev was born in 1966, in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR (Soviet Union) to Dinah Sergeevna Muhina, a Jewish woman and Dimitar Jacov Stanishev, a communist activist. After beginning his schooling in Russia, he then graduated from the 35 SOU "Dobri Voynikov" in Sofia. Stanishev subsequently attended Moscow State University, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1989, and his PhD in 1994, both in the field of history. His doctoral thesis was entitled “The system of service promotion of high ranking officials in Russia and its evolution during the second half of XIX century”. In 1998, he specialized in political sciences at Moscow School of political studies. He was a visiting fellow in international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1999-2000. He also worked as a freelance journalist. In 1995 he became a staff member in the Foreign Affairs Department of the BSP. He was Chief of Foreign Policy and International Relations for the BSP from 1996 to 2001. In May 2000 he was elected a Member of the BSP Supreme Council and Member of the Executive Bureau. In June 2001, he entered politics when he was elected as a member of the Bulgarian National Assembly from the region of Ruse.
...
Wikipedia