Sergey Stanishev | |
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Сергей Станишев | |
 Stanishev in 2009 | |
| Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
| In office 17 August 2005 – 27 July 2009 | |
| President | Georgi Parvanov |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Simeon Sakskoburggotski |
| Succeeded by | Boyko Borisov |
| Member of the European Parliament for Bulgaria | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 15 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ivaylo Kalfin |
| Succeeded by | Kristian Vigenin |
| President of the European Socialists | |
| In office 24 November 2011 – 14 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen |
| Succeeded by | Stefan Löfven |
| Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party | |
| In office 5 December 2001 – 27 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Georgi Parvanov |
| Succeeded by | Mihail Mikov |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 25 June 2014 | |
| Constituency | 3rd MMC - Varna |
| In office 19 April 1997 – 17 August 2005 | |
| Constituency | 19th MMC - Ruse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergey Dimitrievich Stanishev 5 May 1966 Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Citizenship | Bulgarian Russian (until 1996) |
| Political party | BSP (since 1990) |
| Other political affiliations | Party of European Socialists |
| Spouse |
Monika Yosifova (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University (BA, MA, PhD) |
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Sergey Dmitrievich Stanishev (Bulgarian: Сергей Дмитриевич Станишев [sɛrˈɡɛj stɐˈniʃɛf]; born 5 May 1966) is a Bulgarian politician who served Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2005 to 2009. A member of the Socialist Party, which he led from 2001 to 2014, he later served as Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2024. Stanishev was also the President of the European Socialists from 2011 to 2022 and a Member of the National Assembly from 1997 to 2005 and from 2009 to 2014.[1]
- ^ "The President: Sergei Stanishev". PES news. Party of European Socialists. Retrieved 13 September 2019.