Tsvetlin Yovchev

Tsvetlin Yovchev
Head of National Security State Agency
In office
10 August 2009 – 25 February 2011
Prime MinisterBoyko Borisov
Minister of Interior
In office
29 May 2013 – 6 August 2014
Prime MinisterPlamen Oresharski
Personal details
Born (1964-05-07) 7 May 1964 (age 60)
Pleven, Bulgaria

Tsvetlin Yovchev (Bulgarian: Цветлин Йовчев) is a Bulgarian politician, who served in the security sector as a head of the DANS National Security State Agency in the Borisov Government and as a Minister of Interior in the Oresharski Government.[1] He was also chief of cabinet of former president Rosen Plevneliev.[2]

Yovchev holds a Master's in economics from Sofia University. He is married and has one child. Yovchev speaks Russian and English in addition to his native Bulgarian.[3]

  1. ^ "Who Is Who: Bulgarian Interior Minister Nominee Tsvetlin Yovchev". Novinite.com. 27 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Кой е Цветлин Йовчев - предложен за вътрешен министър" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Профил на Цветлин Йовчев". omda.bg.