Bulgarian President Radev announces caretaker cabinet to take office on January 27
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has announced the full list of caretaker cabinet ministers who will take office on January 27, succeeding Boiko Borissov’s government and preparing the country for early parliamentary elections on March 26 2017.
Prime Minister: Ognyan Gerdzhikov
Deputy Prime Minister for social policy and Health Minister: Ilko Semerdzhiev
Deputy Prime Minister for internal order and security and Defence Minister: Stefan Yanev
Deputy Prime Minister for EU funds: Malina Krumova
Deputy Prime Minister for the preparation for Bulgaria’s EU Presidency in 2018: Denitsa Zlatkova
Interior Minister: Plamen Uzunov
Finance Minister: Kiril Ananiev
Minister of Labour and Social Policy: Gulub Spasov
Minister of Regional Development and Public Works: Spas Popnikolov
Minister of Education and Science: Nikolai Denkov
Foreign Minister: Radi Naidenov
Justice Minister: Maria Encheva
Culture Minister: Rashko Mladenov
Environment and Water Minister: Irina Kostova
Agriculture and Food Minister: Hristo Bozukov
Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications: Hristo Alexiev
Economy Minister: Teodor Sedlarski
Energy Minister: Nikolai Pavlov
Tourism Minister: Stella Baltova
Minister of Youth and Sport: Daniela Dasheva
The handover of power will take place at the Presidency on January 27 at 10am, the President’s media office said.
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