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.
Atanas Atanasov | |
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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 Minister | Kiril Petkov |
| Preceded by | Velislav Minekov |
| Succeeded by | Velislav Minekov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1990 Haskovo, Bulgaria |
| Political party | We Continue the Change |
| Education | Whitman College (BA) |
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Early life and education
editAtanas 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
editAt 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
edit- ^ "Избори за президент и вицепрезидент и народни представители | 14 ноември 2021 | първи тур" (in Bulgarian). 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Кой е Атанас Атанасов - номиниран за министър на културата? - По света и у нас - БНТ Новини". bntnews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ Tsolova, Tsvetelia (June 22, 2022). "Bulgarian government loses no-confidence vote, early elections loom". Reuters.
- ^ "Местни избори | 29 октомври 2023 | първи тур Община Хасково, област Хасково" (in Bulgarian). 29 October 2023.