Miroslav Hristoforov Naydenov, also sometimes spelled as Naidenov ( bg, Мирослав Христофоров Найденов ) was a Bulgarian politician of the
GERB
GERB ( bg, ГЕРБ, translation=coat of arms, acronym for Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) is a conservative, populist political party which was the ruling party of Bulgaria between 2009 and 2021.
History
GERB is headed by for ...
party and former
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (2009–2013) in the eighty-seventh government of Bulgaria of Prime Minister
Boyko Borisov
Boyko Metodiev Borisov ( bg, Бойко Методиев Борисов, ; born 13 June 1959) is a Bulgarian politician who served as the prime minister of Bulgaria from 2009 to 2013, 2014 to 2017, and 2017 to 2021, making him Bulgaria's secon ...
. After leaving GERB, Naydenov's name was mentioned a couple of times in the news in the context of smaller political projects.
Biography
Naydenov was born on 14 December 1968 in
Vratsa
Vratsa ( bg, Враца ) is the largest city in northwestern Bulgaria and the administrative and economic centre of the municipality of Vratsa and Vratsa district. It is located about 112 km north of Sofia, 40 km southeast of Montana.
...
,
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 ...
. He graduated in
veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...
from the Higher Institute of Zootechnics and Veterinary Medicine, now
Trakia University
The Trakia University or Thrace University ( bg, Тракийски университет, ''Trakiyski universitet'') is a Bulgarian university in the city of Stara Zagora. It was named after the historical region of Thrace and was established ...
in
Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora ( bg, Стара Загора, ) is the sixth-largest city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province.
Name
The name comes from the Slavic root ''star'' ("old") and the name of the medieva ...
. After finishing his education, he worked as an apprentice veterinarian and later as a veterinarian with his own clinic in the town of Vratsa. In the period 2002–04, he was director of the Regional Veterinary Service in Vratsa. In the period 2005–06 he was the Secretary-General of the National Veterinary Service in Sofia. From 2006 to 2009 he was director of the municipal company "Ekoravnovesie" of
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
Municipality.
In the
elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...
of 5 July 2009 he was elected as member of parliament for GERB on the proportional list of the Vratsa constituency. He was proposed to be the Minister of Agriculture and Food after the refusal of
Desislava Taneva
Desislava Zhekova Taneva (Bulgarian: Десислава Жекова Танева), born 9 June 1972, is a Bulgarian politician who is the Minister of Agriculture and Food in the Second Borisov Government.
Career
Born in Sliven, Taneva earned a ...
to take this post.
On December 6, 2011, Naydenov donated fish to children from the
St. Nikolas orphanage, which belongs to Father Ivan in the Novi Han village.
Family
Naydenov is married with two children.
References
External links
BiographyOfficial Facebook Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Naydenov, Miroslav
1968 births
Living people
People from Vratsa
Agriculture ministers of Bulgaria