Borislav Sandov is a Bulgarian

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and member of Bulgaria's 46th

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. He is a member of the political committee of the union

Democratic Bulgaria Democratic Bulgaria ( bg, Демократична България, ДБ, ''Demokratichna Balgariya, DB'') is an electoral alliance in Bulgaria formed by three political parties – Yes, Bulgaria!, Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria and The Greens. ...

. He is a co-founder of the

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party and its co-chairperson for three years. Sandov is active in environmental campaigns, including protecting the Irakli beach, banning

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in foods, moratoriums shale gas and following the laws regarding the

Pirin National Park Pirin National Park ( bg, Национален парк "Пирин"), originally named Vihren National Park, encompasses the larger part of the Pirin, Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, spanning an area of . It is one of the three natio ...

. In late 2015 he is elected as co-chairperson of the Balkan Greens.

Member of Parliament (2021)

On 11 July 2021 he was elected as a deputy in Bulgaria's 46th National Assembly with 12.64% from the

coalition, where he is among the co-chairpeople.

Minister of Environment and Waters (2021)

On 13 December 2021 he was elected as Minister of Environment and Waters, as well as Deputy Prime Minister, in the government of Prime Minister

Kiril Petkov Kiril Petkov Petkov ( bg, Кирил Петков Петков; born 17 April 1980) is a Bulgarian politician, economist, and entrepreneur, who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from December 2021 to August 2022. He is the co-leader of We ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandov, Borisalv Bulgarian LGBT rights activists Sofia University alumni 1982 births Living people