The New 17 Bulgarian Members of the European Parliament

Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB)

Tomislav Donchev

Born: August 6, 1973

Education: Master of Business Administration, Veliko Turnovo University; Master of Philosophy, Veilko Turnovo University. Fluent in English and Russian.

Career:

• MP (GERB) in 42-d National Assembly; member of Regional Policies and Local Governance Committee and European Matters and Funds Control Committee
• Minister of EU Funds Management, (2010-2013)
• Mayor of Gabrovo (2007-2010)
• Program Director of Open Society Institute, Sofia

Dr. Andrey Kovatchev

Born: December 13, 1967

Education: Doctor of Natural Sciences, Saarland University, Germany; Master of Biology, Saarland University. Fluent in German, English, French and Spanish

Career:

MEP (EPP/GERB) – 2007-2014

Head of the Bulgarian delegation in the EPP in the European Parliament; Vice chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, Delegation for relations with the United States; substitute member of the Committee on Regional Development and the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Mariya Gabriel

Born: May 20, 1979

Education: Master of Comparative Politics and International Relations, Institute of Political Sciences of Bordeaux, France; Bachelor of Bulgarian and French, Plovdiv University. Fluent in  English, Russian and...