Dr. Ivan Chomakov ( bg, Иван Чомаков) (born October 15, 1953) was the mayor of the city of
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
,
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
from 1999 to 2007.
Before entering political office, Chomakov was an assistant professor of
anaesthesiology
Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, ...
.
In 1997, Chomakov was elected to the
National Assembly of Bulgaria
The National Assembly ( bg, Народно събрание, Narodno sabranie) is the unicameral parliament and legislative body of the Republic of Bulgaria.
The National Assembly was established in 1879 with the Tarnovo Constitution.
Ordi ...
. He became mayor of Plovdiv in 1999, succeeding
Spas Garnevski. In 2003 he was elected Mayor of Plovdiv for a second term. The election in October 2007 were won by
Slavcho Atanasov.
See also
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List of mayors of Plovdiv
This is a chronological list of mayors of Plovdiv, the second largest city of Bulgaria, since that post was established after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878.
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References
External links
Ivan Chomakov - Plovdiv Guide
Living people
1953 births
Mayors of Plovdiv
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