ÿþGeorgi 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. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Parvanov Boyko Borisov Date of Birth: 13 June 1959 Birth Place: Bankya, Bulgaria Political Party: Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Arrival in Power: 27 July 2009 Religion: Bulgarian Orthodox Church Profession: NA Biography: Boyko Borisov was born in Bankya, Bulgaria, in 1959. He is the current Prime Minister of Bulgaria and the 50th to hold this post. He has worked for the Bulgarian government in several security related positions and also ran his own private security company. He became the mayor of Sofia in 2005, he left this post in 2009 to run in the general elections and was subsequently elected as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria following this election. He has been criticized for his comments regarding Bulgaria's large ethnic minorities. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyko_Borisov Former Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev Date of Birth: 5 May 1966 Birth Place: Kherson, Ukraine Political Party: Bulgarian Socialist Party Arrival in Power: 17 August 2005 Religion: NA Profession: NA Biography: Sergei Stanishev was born in Kherson, Ukraine, in 1966. He was the Prime Minister of Bulgaria from August 17th 2005 to July 27 2009. He was educated at Moscow State University and obtained a PhD from the same university. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Stanishev