Zaritsa Dinkova (Bulgarian: Зарица Динкова; born 12 February 1973)[1] is a Bulgarian politician, serving as Minister of Tourism since 2023 in the Denkov Government.

Zaritsa Dinkova
Dinkova in 2024
Ministry of Tourism
In office
6 June 2023 – 9 April 2024
Prime MinisterNikolai Denkov
Preceded byIlin Dimitrov
Succeeded byEvtim Miloshev
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Green Movement (until November, 2023)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • activist

Biography

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Zaritsa Dinkova holds a master's degree in Diplomacy and international relations from the Complutense University in Madrid.[2][3]

She was a senior adviser at the European Parliament.[4] In 2021, she held the position of deputy minister of Foreign Affairs in the First and Second Yanev Government.[4]

In June 2023, she joined the Denkov government as minister of tourism. She worked on collaboration among the southern European states and with Germany to promote tourism in Bulgaria.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "КРДОПБГДСРСБНА - Начало - Проверени лица". www.comdos.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  2. ^ "Minister of Tourism Zaritsa Dinkova Accepted the Post from Dr. Ilin Dimitrov". Ministry of Tourism. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ^ Bulgarian news agency. "Minister of Tourism: Zaritsa Dinkova". www.bta.bg. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. ^ a b "Minister Zaritsa Dinkova". Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  5. ^ "Bulgaria will host meeting of tourism ministers of Italy, Spain and Greece". bnr.bg. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  6. ^ Bulgarian news agency (2024-07-03). "Tourism Minister Dinkova Confers with DRV Head of Governmental Affairs Adams". www.bta.bg. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
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