Lyuben Berov

Lyuben Borisow Berow ( Bulgarian Любен Беров ; born October 6, 1925 in Sofia , † December 7, 2006 ibid) was a Bulgarian economist , politician and prime minister .

Studies and professional career

Berov graduated in economics at the Kliment of Ohrid- - University of Sofia , which he in 1949 with the graduation graduated.

Then he was first assistant professor at the Karl Marx Institute for economics in Sofia , which appointed him in 1962 as associate professor. In the course of his teaching activities he also became head of department and vice dean of the institute.

In 1971 he was appointed full professor at this institute. From 1971 to 1976 he was finally dean of the Karl Marx Institute. In 1976 he was awarded a Philosophy Doctor ( Ph. D. ).

In 1985 he was appointed professor at the Institute for Balkan Studies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences . At the same time he became a visiting professor at the local economic institute. In 1997 the Academy of Sciences appointed him a corresponding member.

Political career and Prime Minister

Berov began his political career in 1990 after the collapse of the communist government of Todor Zhivkov . First, he was the economic advisor to President Schelju Schelew .

This appointed him on December 30, 1992 to succeed Filip Dimitrov as Prime Minister . As such, he formed a coalition government that ran until October 17, 1994 with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms , which represents the Turkish minority in Bulgaria in particular . Between December 1992 and June 1993 he also took over the post of Foreign Minister.

During his tenure he signed a first agreement with the then European Communities (EC) as Bulgaria's first step on the way to the European Union .

Later offices

Following his political career, he was a board member of Landwirtschaftskredit AG from 1995 to 1997 . In 1996 he was also chairman of the plenary council of the Bulgarian-Russian Investment Bank . In 1997 he first became CEO of Landwirtschaftskredit AG and one year later of AgroProdukt AG.

Web links

• Biography in Who's Who In Bulgarian Politics
• Biographical information in rulers.org
• Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Lyuben Berov Dies At 81 , article in the International Herald Tribune dated December 7, 2006

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bulgaria Accepts Premier With Ties To Turks , article in The New York Times, December 31, 1992
2. ^ List of the most important Bulgarian ministers since 1944