Todor Aleksandrov Tanev (Bulgarian: Тодор Александров Танев; born 30 October 1957), is a Bulgarian political scientist and sociologist, who served as the Minister of Education and Science as part of the Second Borisov Government until his resignation in February 2016.[1]
Todor Aleksandrov Tanev | |
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| Тодор Танев | |
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| Born | 30 October 1957 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Profession | Politician, Sociologist, Political Scientist |
Biography edit
Born in Sofia, Tanev graduated from the English language high school in the city in 1976 and subsequently earned a BA in sociology from Sofia University in 1982. He is the holder of two doctoral degrees, both in the field of political science - the first one since 1991 and the second one since 2002.[2] Tanev has made specializations in the United States and the Netherlands as well as lectured in these countries.[3]
Tanev is a member of the citizens' council (Bulgarian: Граждански съвет) of the Reformist Bloc.
On 7 November 2014, he assumed his duties as Minister of Education and Science, succeeding Rumyana Kolarova.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Кой е Тодор Танев?" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "НАУЧНА БИОГРАФИЯ на проф. ДПН Тодор Танев" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). su.net. 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ interview conducted by Sonya Siromahova (7 July 2011). "Проф. Тодор Танев: държавността продължава да се руши" (in Bulgarian). on-parliament.com (based on material from obschtestvo.net). Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Профил на Тодор Танев" (in Bulgarian). government.bg. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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