Zhan Videnov

Zhan Videnov
Жан Виденов
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office
25 January 1995 – 13 February 1997
PresidentZhelyu Zhelev
Petar Stoyanov
DeputyRumen Gechev
Kiril Tsochev
Svetoslav Shivarov
Doncho Konakchiev
Preceded byReneta Indzhova
Succeeded byStefan Sofiyanski
Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party
In office
12 December 1991 – 21 December 1996
Preceded byAlexander Lilov
Succeeded byGeorgi Parvanov
Member of the National Assembly
In office
4 November 1991 – 25 January 1995
Member of the 7th Grand National Assembly
In office
10 July 1990 – 2 October 1991
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Zhan Vasilev Videnov

(1959-03-22) 22 March 1959 (age 65)
Plovdiv, PR Bulgaria
Political partyBSP (1990–2009)
Other political
affiliations
BKP (until 1990)
Left Alliance for a Clean and Holy Republic (2021)
SpouseKatalina Videnova
EducationMoscow State Institute of International Relations
Occupation
  • Politician
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Zhan Vasilev Videnov (Bulgarian: Жан Василев Виденов [ˈʒan ˈvidɛnof]; born 22 March 1959), sometimes spelled in English as Jean Videnov, was Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 25 January 1995 until 13 February 1997, a term remembered for the most severe economic and financial crisis in recent Bulgarian history, which featured hyperinflation and a drastic fall in living standards. He was chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) from 1991 to 1996. Currently he is a college lecturer and inspirer of Che Guevara[1] of Plovdiv.