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Atanas Atanasov (politician born 1990)

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Atanas Atanasov
Атанас Атанасов
Member of the Haskovo City Council
Assumed office
10 November 2023
Minister of Culture
In office
13 December 2021 – 2 August 2022
Prime MinisterKiril Petkov
Preceded byVelislav Minekov
Succeeded byVelislav Minekov
Personal details
Born (1990-04-03) April 3, 1990 (age 34)
Haskovo, Bulgaria
Political partyWe Continue the Change
EducationWhitman College (BA)
Occupation
  • politician
  • activist

Atanas Petrov Atanasov is a Bulgarian politician and activist who served as the Minister of Culture between 2021 and 2022 in the Petkov Government and is currently a Member of the Haskovo City Council.

Early life and education

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Atanas Atanasov was born on April 3, 1990 in Haskovo, Bulgaria. After graduating from high school, he earned a BA degree in Theatre Arts from Whitman College in the United States, where he was accepted on a full scholarship and graduated in the top 3% of his class.

Political career

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At the parliamentary elections in November 2021, Atanasov was elected MP from the newly formed We Continue the Change party.[1]

On 13 December 2021 he was nominated and sworn in as Minister of Culture in the Petkov Government.[2] A successful vote of no confidence against the government was cast on June 22, 2022, marking an end to Atnasov's rather short governance.[3]

At the 2023 Bulgarian local elections, Atanasov was elected to serve as a Member of the Haskovo City Council.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Избори за президент и вицепрезидент и народни представители | 14 ноември 2021 | първи тур" (in Bulgarian). 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Кой е Атанас Атанасов - номиниран за министър на културата? - По света и у нас - БНТ Новини". bntnews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  3. ^ Tsolova, Tsvetelia (June 22, 2022). "Bulgarian government loses no-confidence vote, early elections loom". Reuters.
  4. ^ "Местни избори | 29 октомври 2023 | първи тур Община Хасково, област Хасково" (in Bulgarian). 29 October 2023.