Stefan Yanev

Stefan Yanev
Стефан Янев
Official portrait, 2021
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office
12 May 2021 – 13 December 2021
PresidentRumen Radev
DeputyAtanas Pekanov
Boyko Rashkov
Galab Donev
Preceded byBoyko Borisov
Succeeded byKiril Petkov
Post ministerial offices
(2022-present)
Member of the National Assembly
In office
19 October 2022 – 3 February 2023
Constituency24th MMC - Sofia
Leader of the Bulgarian Rise Party
Assumed office
5 May 2022
Preceded byPosition established
Ministerial offices
(2017-2022)
Minister of Defence
In office
13 December 2021 – 1 March 2022
Prime MinisterKiril Petkov
Preceded byGeorgi Panayotov
Succeeded byDragomir Zakov
In office
27 January 2017 – 4 May 2017
Prime MinisterOgnyan Gerdzhikov
Preceded byNikolay Nenchev
Succeeded byKrasimir Karakachanov
Personal details
Born
Stefan Dinchev Yanev

(1960-03-01) 1 March 1960 (age 64)
Popovitsa, Plovdiv, PR Bulgaria
Political partyBulgarian Rise (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (until 2021)
PP (2021-2022)
Children2
EducationGeorgi Rakovski Military Academy
Occupation
  • Politician
  • military general
Military service
Allegiance Bulgaria
Branch/serviceBulgarian People's Army (until 1989)
Bulgarian Land Forces (1989–2014)
Years of service1979–2014
RankBrigadier general
CommandsArtillery division

Stefan Dinchev Yanev (Bulgarian: Стефан Динчев Янев; born 1 March 1960) is a retired Bulgarian brigade general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria in 2021, leading a caretaker government. A political independent, he also served as Minister of Defence in 2017 and from 2021 to 2022. Yanev later founded the Bulgarian Rise party and served as Member of the National Assembly from 2022 to 2023.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Who Is Stefan Yanev - New Bulgarian Caretaker Prime Minister?". www.novinite.com. 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Bułgaria: Prezydent: przywrócenie zaufania do instytucji państwa najważniejszym zadaniem rządu - rynki zagraniczne". wnp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Bulgarian President Radev names Stefan Yanev caretaker PM". The Sofia Globe. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.