Stefan M. Vodenicharov (1 September 1944 – 8 June 2020) was president of the

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (abbreviated BAS; bg, Българска академия на науките, ''Balgarska akademiya na naukite'', abbreviated ''БАН'') is the National Academy of Bulgaria, established in 1869. The Academy ...

and Minister of Education, Youth and Science.

Education and career

Vodenicharov was born 1 September 1944 in

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 ...

. He graduated from the

Technical University, Sofia The Technical University of Sofia ( bg, Технически университет - София) is Bulgaria's largest and foremost academic establishment for higher engineering education. The university is a state-owned entity with academic self- ...

with a degree in metal technology, and then got his Ph.D. in 1974. In 1991 Vodenicharov became a professor and in 2004 became corresponding member of the

(BAS). On 3 December 2012, following the death of Stefan Dodunekov, Vodenicharov was elected as BAS president. He also served as deputy director and head of the Academician Angel Balevski Institute of Metal Science Equipment and Technologies with Center for Hydro and Aerodynamics at BAS and a member of managing board of the Bulgarian Industrial Association. As a president of the BAS, Vodenicharov had participated in a forum on innovation meeting, held at BAS between Bulgaria and Israel. He became Minister of Education, Youth and Science in the cabinet of

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 ...

on 6 February 2013, succeeding

Sergei Ignatov Sergei Simeonov Ignatov ( bg, Сергей Симеонов Игнатов; born August 6, 1960) is a Bulgarian Egyptologist and politician, minister of education, youth and science from November 2009 to 28 January 2013. Ignatov was born in Vidi ...

. The government fell shortly afterwards on 20 February. He died on 8 June 2020.

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* * 1944 births 2020 deaths Government ministers of Bulgaria Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences People from Sofia Technical University, Sofia alumni 21st-century Bulgarian politicians {{Bulgaria-engineer-stub