Veselin Borislavov Vuchkov (

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: Веселин Бориславов Вучков), born 26 December 1968, is a

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and jurist, who served as the Minister of Interior of Bulgaria as part of the

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until 11 March 2015.

Biography

Vuchkov graduated from the juridical faculty of

Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

in 1994 and also earned a

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degree in 2003. He has been employed in the Ministry of Interior Academy and as a lecturer at various universities throughout Bulgaria. On 31 July 2009, he was appointed as deputy Minister of Interior in the First Borisov Cabinet, stepping down on 13 March 2013. In the 2013-14 period, he sat as a deputy in the

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. On 7 November 2014, Vuchkov assumed his duties as Minister of Interior of Bulgaria, succeeding Yordan Bakalov.

References

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