Iliana Iotova | |
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Илияна Йотова | |
5th Vice President of Bulgaria | |
Assumed office 22 January 2017 | |
President | Rumen Radev |
Prime Minister | Boyko Borisov Ognyan Gerdzhikov Boyko Borisov Stefan Yanev Kiril Petkov Galab Donev Nikolay Denkov Dimitar Glavchev |
Preceded by | Margarita Popova |
Member of the European Parliament for Bulgaria | |
In office 6 June 2007 – 16 January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Petar Kurumbashev |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 18 August 2005 – 20 May 2007 | |
Constituency | 24th MMC - Sofia |
Personal details | |
Born | Iliana Malinova Iotova 24 October 1964 Sofia, PR Bulgaria |
Political party | Bulgaria: BSP EU: S&D |
Spouse |
Andrey Iotov (m. 1985) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Sofia University |
Iliana Malinova Iotova (Bulgarian: Илияна Малинова Йотова;[1] born 24 October 1964) is a Bulgarian politician who has been serving as Vice President of Bulgaria since 2017. She was the running mate of Rumen Radev, who defeated GERB nominee Tsetska Tsacheva in the second round of the 2016 presidential election. She was a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 until her resignation on 16 January 2017. She speaks Bulgarian, French and English.[citation needed]