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Ekaterina Zakharieva
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Ekaterina Zaharieva.
Personal detailsBornEkaterina Spasova Gecheva (1975-08-08) 8 August 1975Pazardzhik, PR BulgariaPartyGERBOther politicalaffiliationsEuropean People’s PartySpouseAngel Zahariev(m. 2006)EducationPlovdiv UniversityOccupationPoliticianlawyerEkaterina Spasova Gecheva-Zaharieva (Bulgarian: Екатерина Спасова Гечева-Захариева, born 8 August 1975) is a Bulgarian politician serving as European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation. She served as Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2021 and on two occasions from 2013 to 2014. A member of the GERB party, she also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2021, Minister of Justice from 2015 to 2017, Minister of Regional Development on two occasions from 2013 to 2014 and Member of the National Assembly from 2021 to 2024. Early life and educationZaharieva was born in Pazardzhik in 1975. She became fluent in German at her local college, then attended the University of Plovdiv where she graduated in law. This was followed by a law master's degree. CareerShe worked as a lawyer until 2003. She then became a legal Advisor of the Ministry of Environment and Water. Zaharieva became t