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Iliana Ivanova | |
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| Илиана Иванова | |
 Iliana Ivanova in 2025 | |
| Member of theEuropean Court of Auditors forBulgaria | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2025 | |
| European Commissioner forInnovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth | |
| In office 19 September 2023 – 30 November 2024 | |
| Commission | Von der Leyen II |
| Preceded by | Mariya Gabriel |
| Succeeded by | Ekaterina Zaharieva |
| Member of theEuropean Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 31 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Nickolay Mladenov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1975-09-14)14 September 1975 (age 50) |
| Party | Citizens for European Development |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
| Education | University of Economics, Varna (BA,MA) Arizona State University, Phoenix (MBA) |
Iliana Naydenova Ivanova (Bulgarian:Илиана Найденова Иванова; born 14 September 1975) is a Member of theEuropean Court of Auditors since 2025. She previously served asEuropean Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth between 2023 and 2024.
Ivanova graduated from foreign language high school Romain Rolland[1][failed verification] in her hometown where she studied French and English. In 1998 she graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Economic Relations from the Economic University in Varna.[2][failed verification] In 2004 Ivanova defended her master’s thesis in International Finance at theThunderbird School of Global Management,[3][failed verification] Arizona.
Ivanova worked as a coordinator for relations to international financial institutions at theMinistry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.[4][failed verification]
From 2009 to 2012, Ivanova was aMember of the European Parliament. During that period, she served as Vice-chair of theCommittee on Budgetary Control, Vice-chair of the Special Committee on the Economic, Financial and Social crisis, member of theCommittee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and as substitute member of theCommittee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she was one of the vice-chairs of the parliament's delegation to China.[5]
As of the end of 2012, Ivanova has ceased all her political activities and affiliations.
Since 1 January 2013 Ivanova has been serving as a Member of the European Court of Auditors. Ivanova was rapporteur for 27 audit reports, including topics such as regional development, cohesion, the Youth Unemployment Initiative and the Youth Guarantee, the European Digital Agenda and innovations, digital skills, education, as well as the instruments for the initial EU response to the COVID-19 crisis.[6][failed verification] She was elected Dean of Chamber II, responsible for auditing structural policies, transport, for three consecutive mandates.[7][failed verification] Since November 2022, she has been serving as Chair of the Audit quality control committee, with particular responsibility to oversee quality control of all RRF tasks across the ECA.[citation needed]
In June 2023, the Ivanova was nominated by the Bulgarian GovernmentEuropean Commissioner from Bulgaria. On 28 June 2023, European Commission PresidentUrsula von der Leyen proposed to theEuropean Parliament andthe Council to appoint Ivanova to the post of Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth.[8] She was appointed as member of theEuropean Commission on 19 September 2023.
Following her end of term as Commissioner, Iliana Ivanova was a appointed as Member of the European Court of Auditors from 1 January 2025 for a six-year mandate. Ivanova was assigned to Chamber I: Sustainable use of natural resources.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Bulgarian European Commissioner 2023–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth 2023–present | |
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