Petar Stoyanov
Petar Stoyanov (in Bulgarian: ПетърСтоянов) is a Bulgarian politician. He was president of Bulgaria from January 22nd, 1997 to January 22nd, 2002.
Before the presidency
After studies with the Faculty of Law of the University of Sofia (Holy Clement d' Ohrid), which it in 1976, it finishes works since 1978 as lawyer with Plovdiv.
In 1990, he becomes spokesperson of the Union of the democratic forces (SDS, center-right) with Plovdiv and, in 1992, takes again the wallet of vice-minister of Justice in the cabinet directed by Filip Dimitrov.
He is elected in May 1993 with the head of the legal committee of the Union of the democratic forces, then appointed, in 1994. In 1994 also, he becomes vice-president of the parliamentary group of the Union of the democratic forces, and vice-president of the commission on youth, the sport and tourism.
In 1995, he is elected vice-president of his party, person in charge of the interior policy.
June 1st, 1996, it is selected like candidate with the Bulgarian presidency by the joined together Democratic forces (ODS).
During the presidency
November 2nd, 1996, he is elected president of the Republic of Bulgaria with 59,73% of the voices (that is to say 2502517 bulletins), on a ticket which he divides with Todor Kavaldzhiev for the vice-presidency. He lends oath on January 19th, 1997 and takes officially his functions on January 22nd, 1997.
Its mandate is characterized in particular by the fact that Petar Stoyanov was the first Head of State to sign a law by an electronic method. Petar Stoyanov is remainder member of the Internet-Bulgaria company since July 21st, 2000.
More generally, he will undertake the reforms which will make pass its country of the communist system towards the market economy, a way filled with difficulties and difficulties which will be worth to him not to be to gain the presidential elections in 2001 for a second mandate, that he loses with the profit of the candidate of the Bulgarian socialist party Gueorgui Parvanov (left).
But Petar Stoyanov also had a Prime Minister whose antecedents leave the commun run since it is about the last king of Bulgarian (deposited by the Communists in 1946), Siméon II of Bulgaria. This last directed the government as from July 2001 and until 2005, after having bulgarisé its name (Saxony-Cobourg-Gotha) in Siméon Sakskobourggotski.
After the presidency
In 2004, Petar Stoyanov was selected, on recommendation of the Bulgarian Minister for the Foreign affairs Solomon Pasi, like special representative of SOEC for the resolution of the conflict in Transnistrie.
Petar Stoyanov was chief candidate of the Democratic forces joined together for the parliamentary elections of June 25th, 2005, for the towns of Plovdiv and Smolian. And, since October 1st, 2005, he is president of the Union of the democratic forces.
Personal life
Petar Stoyanov speaks German well. He is married and father of a girl and a son. His wife, Antonina Stoyanova, are a former diplomat; she currently works with the seat of OMPI, with Geneva.
External bond
Site of P. Stoyanov chair (a reduced English version but is also available)
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