Evgeni Bakardzhiev

Evgeni Bakardzhiev
Personal details
Born (1955-02-10) 10 February 1955
Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality Bulgarian
Profession Politician

Evgeni Stefanov Bakardzhiev (Bulgarian: Евгений Стефанов Бакърджиев) (born 10 February 1955) is a Bulgarian politician who served as vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Public Works between 1997 and 1999.[1]

Life

During the communist period, Bakardzhiev received an education in a technical field, specializing in Industrial and Civil Construction.[2]

In the 1990s, following the beginning of the democratic transition, he entered politics as part of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union "Nikola Petkov" (Bulgarian: Българския земеделски народен съюз „Никола Петков“) and later became an influential member of the UDF,[3] characterized as being among the "third wave" politicians in the party. Bakardzhiev was a deputy in the 38th and 39th National Parliaments.[1]

In November 2001, following criticisms leveled at the UDF leadership, he was expelled from the party. On 1 December 2001, Bakardzhiev established the Bulgarian Democratic Union "Radicals" (Bulgarian: Български демократичен съюз "Радикали").[4]

Bakardzhiev has been married three times. In addition to his native Bulgarian, he is conversant in Russian and English.[2]

References

Books

Prodanov, Vasil; Todorov, Antoniy; Avramov, Yosif; Ivanova, Vanya (2009). Българският парламент и преходът (1st ed.). Sofia: Ciela. ISBN 978-954-28-0352-2. 
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