Dimitar Popov
Dimitar Iliew Popow ( Bulgarian Димитър Илиев Попов ; born June 26, 1927 in Kula ; † December 5, 2015 ) was a Bulgarian legal scholar , politician and prime minister of his country.
Studies and professional career
Popov graduated in law at the Kliment of Ohrid - Sofia University , which he completed in the 1950s.
He later worked as a legal advisor to various government organizations before becoming a judge at the Sofia City Court in 1972 . In 1988 his plan to found a lawyers' association was classified as unconstitutional by the communist authorities. In 1990 he was appointed Vice President of the Sofia City Court.
Political career
Popov began his political career in 1990 after the collapse of the communist government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. Initially, he was Secretary General of the Electoral Commission for the first free elections to the National Assembly.
On December 7, 1990 he was appointed the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, which was only founded on November 15, 1990. During his reign, which lasted until November 8, 1991, the release of prices was announced on February 1, 1991 and government fixing of the exchange rate was prohibited. Filip Dimitrov was succeeded as prime minister .
Later offices
After his resignation as Prime Minister, he withdrew to a large extent from political life, but held several honorary positions.
As a lawyer, he was one of the founding members of the Bulgarian Automobile Union. In addition, he was a member of the boards of directors of the National Academy Foundation and the Tsar Boris Society. In May 2001 he was elected chairman of the boxing association's arbitration committee. In the same year he was also an advisor to the Ministry of Justice for the revision of the legal system.
literature
- Dimitar Popow , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 40/1991 from September 23, 1991, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Biography on the website of the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance
Individual evidence
Andrei Lukanov | Dimitar Popov | Filip Dimitrov | Lyuben Berov | Reneta Indschowa (interim) | Schan Widenow | Stefan Sofijanski (interim) | Ivan Kostov | Simeon Sakskoburggotski | Sergei Stanishev | Boyko Borissov | Marin Rajkow (interim) | Plamen Oresharsky | Georgi Blisnaschki (interim) | Boyko Borissov | Ognjan Gerdschikow (interim) | Boyko Borisov
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| SURNAME | Popov, Dimitar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Popov, Dimitar Ilchew; Попов, Димитър Илиев (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian politician and prime minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kula (Bulgaria) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 2015 |