Petar Stoyanov

Petar Stoyanov
Петър Стоянов
Stoyanov in 2006
2nd President of Bulgaria
In office
22 January 1997 – 22 January 2002
Prime Minister
Vice PresidentTodor Kavaldzhiev
Preceded byZhelyu Zhelev
Succeeded byGeorgi Parvanov
Member of the National Assembly
In office
11 July 2005 – 14 September 2007
Constituency16th MMC - Plovdiv
In office
12 January 1995 – 11 November 1996
Constituency16th MMC - Plovdiv
Deputy Minister of Justice
In office
8 November 1991 – 30 December 1992
Prime MinisterPhilip Dimitrov
MinisterSvetoslav Luchnikov
Personal details
Born (1952-05-25) 25 May 1952 (age 72)
Plovdiv, PR Bulgaria
Political partyUnion of Democratic Forces (1989–1997; since 2002)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1997–2002)
Spouse
Antonina Stoyanova
(m. 1978)
ChildrenStefan (born 1979)
Teofana (Fany) (born 1990)
Alma materSofia University

Petar Stefanov Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Петър Стефанов Стоянов [ˈpɛtɐr ˈstɛfɐnof stoˈjanof]; born 25 May 1952) is a Bulgarian politician who served as President of Bulgaria from 1997 to 2002.[1] A member of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), he was the party's nominee to succeed one-term president Zhelyu Zhelev in 1996. He was elected to the Presidency in 1996, but lost his reelection bid in 2001. Following a brief retirement from politics, he became an MP in 2005 and later Chairman of UDF from 1 October 2005 to 22 May 2007. He resigned following the 2007 European Parliament election.

  1. ^ "President-Elect of Bulgaria Sets Sights on NATO". New York Times. 20 November 2001. Retrieved 4 March 2011.