Rumen Petkov | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
In office 17 August 2005 – 24 April 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Sergei Stanishev |
Preceded by | Georgi Petkanov |
Succeeded by | Mihail Mikov |
Personal details | |
Born | Pleven, Bulgaria | 23 June 1961
Political party |
Bulgarian Socialist Party (before 2014) Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (after 2014) |
Spouse | Galina Petkova |
Children | 2 |
Rumen Yordanov Petkov ( Bulgarian: Румен Йорданов Петков) (born 23 June 1961) is a Bulgarian politician. [1]
Prior to turning to politics, Petkov received an education in mathematics, [2] studying the subject at the mathematics high school in Pleven and Plovdiv University. [3]
He served as mayor of Pleven between 1995 and 1999. Petkov was a member of the Bulgarian Socialist Party until 7 March 2014, [2] but is currently affiliated with ABV. [4]
Between August 2005 and April 2008, Petkov held the position of Minister of the Interior. [2]
Petkov is married to Galina Ilieva Petkova and they have two sons named Bogdan and Philip. [1]