President of Bulgaria June 9, 2011 | Posted by Owner | Filed under Bulgaria, State Leaders Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov Date of Birth: 28 June 1957 Birth Place: Sirishtnik, Bulgaria Political Party: Bulgarian Socialist Party Arrival in Power: 22 January 2002 Religion: NA Profession: NA Biography Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov was born in Sirishtnik, Bulgaria, in 1957. He is the current President of Bulgaria and was first elected in 2002. He studied at the University of Sofia in history, and obtained a doctorate of history from the same university. He started his political career as part of the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1981, who was later renamed to the Bulgarian Socialist Party. He held the post of chairman of this party for several years, before becoming president in 2002. Text format Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Parvanov