The Bliznashki Government was the ninety-third cabinet of Bulgaria which took office on 6 August 2014, following the resignation of the previous government.[1] This cabinet was a caretaker government of technocrats designated to serve only until a new government could be elected with a popular mandate. The government, led by Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki, was set up by President Rosen Plevneliev. A new government was formed after the early parliamentary elections on 5 October 2014.[2]
Bliznashki Government | |
|---|---|
 93rd Cabinet of Bulgaria | |
 | |
| Date formed | 6 August 2014 |
| Date dissolved | 7 November 2014 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Rosen Plevneliev |
| Head of government | Georgi Bliznashki |
| Status in legislature | Provisional Government |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Oresharski Government |
| Successor | Second Borisov Government |
Cabinet
edit| Ministry | Minister | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Georgi Bliznashki | Independent |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Design | Ekaterina Zakharieva | Independent |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor and Social Policy | Yordan Hristoskov | Independent |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice | Hristo Ivanov | Independent |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Management of EU Funds | Iliyana Tsanova | Independent |
| Minister of Interior | Yordan Bakalov | Independent |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Daniel Mitov | Independent |
| Minister of Finance | Rumen Porozhanov | Independent |
| Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism | Asen Vasilev | Independent |
| Minister of Economy and Energy | Rumen Porozhanov | Independent |
| Minister of Education and Science | Rumyana Kolarova | Independent |
| Minister of Defence | Velizar Shalamanov | Independent |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | Vasil Grudev | Independent |
| Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications | Nikolina Angelkova | Independent |
| Minister of Environment and Water | Svetlana Zhekova | Independent |
| Minister of Health | Miroslav Nenkov | Independent |
| Minister of Culture | Martin Ivanov | Independent |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Evgenia Radanova | Independent |
Medarova appointment and pull out
editOn 8 August 2014 the president Rosen Plevneliev appointed the judge Krasimira Medarova, a former chief of the Central Election Committee, as the minister responsible for conducting the upcoming parliamentary elections. Two days later, on 10 August 2014, Medarova stepped down due to criticism for her former job as a chief of the Central Election Committee.[3] Bliznashki gave up trying to appoint a separate elections minister, and instead announced that he will personally oversee the organisation of the elections.[4]
Miscellaneous
editAccording to some media sources, this is the first post-1989 cabinet without any known former agents affiliated with the Committee for State Security.[5][6]
External links
edit- Cabinet Composition
- Cabinet Composition (Bulgarian)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Interim Gov't Takes Over from Oresharski Cabinet". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Bulgaria's 42nd Parliament Dissolved, Elections on October 5". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Bulgaria's Minister of Elections withdraws due to "public echo"". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ "Bulgaria PM takes over coordination of election process on part of central administration". FOCUS News Agency. 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Правителството на Близнашки е първият служебен кабинет без ДС-агенти". mediapool.bg. 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Кабинетът "Близнашки" чист откъм агенти на ДС". frognews.bg. 17 October 2014.