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Veselin Metodiev | |
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Веселин Методиев | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
| In office 21 May 1997 – 21 December 1999 Serving with Evgeni Bakardzhiev | |
| Prime Minister | Ivan Kostov |
| Preceded by | Alexander Bozhkov |
| Succeeded by | Petur Zhotev |
| Minister of Education and Science | |
| In office 21 May 1997 – 21 December 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Ivan Kostov |
| Preceded by | Ivan Lalov |
| Succeeded by | Dimitur Dimitrov |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 11 July 2005 – 14 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | 25th MMC - Sofia (2005-2009) 24th MMC - Sofia (2009-2013) |
| In office 12 January 1995 – 21 May 1997 | |
| Constituency | 25th MMC - Sofia |
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| Born | Veselin Metodiev Petrov (1957-11-03)3 November 1957 (age 68) |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Education | Sofia University |
Veselin Metodiev Petrov (Bulgarian:Веселин Методиев Петров) (born 3 November 1957, inSilistra) is aBulgarianpolitician, member of Parliament & deputy chairman ofDemocrats for a Strong Bulgaria. He was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education from 1997 until 1999 under Prime MinisterIvan Kostov.
Veselin Metodiev graduated in history fromSofia University in 1979 and after graduation worked in the Bulgarian General department of archives until 1993, in which he rose to head in 1992. He taught history inNew Bulgarian University, of which he was also vice-rector in 1994. He was vice-chairman of theDemocratic Party (Bulgaria) from 1995 till 2001 and Member of Parliament in the 37th and 38th National Assemblies. He was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education from May 21, 1997, until December 21, 1999, inthe government of theUnion of Democratic Forces (UDF).
In 2004, he was part of a group of parliament members led byIvan Kostov, to leave the UDF and establish a new political force,Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB), of which Veselin Metodiev was elected Vice Chairman. He is a Member of Parliament in the 40th National Assembly since 2005, and as such also a chairman of the parliamentary State Administration Affairs Committee and member of the Budget and Finance Committee.
In 2006, he was proposed by DSB as a joined right-wing presidential candidate for the2006 presidential elections, but lost toNedelcho Beronov due to lack of support of the remaining right-wing political parties.
In the2009 Bulgarian parliamentary election, Veselin Metodiev was elected for Member of the 41st National Assembly from the 24-SOFIA 2 constituency, as a candidate of theBlue Coalition. In the National Assembly he is a member of the Legal Affairs Committee and the Education, Science, Children, Youths and Sports Committee.
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