Nikolay Avramov Svinarov ( bg, Николай Аврамов Свинаров) (born 6 May 1958) is a
Bulgaria
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n politician who served as the
Minister of Defence in the
Sakskoburggotski cabinet between 2001 and 2005.
Life
Born in
Shoumen
Shumen ( bg, Шумен, also romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province.
Etymology
The city was first mentioned as ''Šimeonis'' in 1153 by t ...
, Svinarov completed his legal studies at
Sofia University in 1982 and subsequently worked as an
attorney
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* Lawyer
** Attorney at law, in some jurisdictions
* Attorney, one who has power of attorney
* ''The Attorney'', a 2013 South Korean film
See also
* Attorney general, the principal legal officer of (or advisor to) a gove ...
.
He was a member of the 39th and 40th
National Parliaments.
On 24 July 2001, Svinarov assumed his duties as Minister of Defense in the
Sakskoburggotski government and fulfilled his full mandate, stepping down on 17 August 2005.
Between 5 December 2007 and 25 June 2009, he held the position of chairman of the parliamentary group of Bulgarian New Democracy (Bulgarian: Българска нова демокрация).
References
20th-century Bulgarian lawyers
1958 births
Living people
People from Shumen
Government ministers of Bulgaria
Sofia University alumni
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