Rumen Radev
President of Bulgaria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
President of Bulgaria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rumen Georgiev Radev (Bulgarian: Румен Георгиев Радев; born 18 June 1963) is a Bulgarian politician and former Major General. He is the 6th and current President of Bulgaria since January 22, 2017. He was Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force.[1][2][3]
Rumen Radev | |
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| 5th President of Bulgaria | |
| Assumed office 22 January 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Boyko Borisov Ognyan Gerdzhikov (Acting) Boyko Borisov Stefan Yanev Kiril Petkov Galab Donev Nikolai Denkov Dimitar Glavchev |
| Vice President | Iliana Iotova |
| Preceded by | Rosen Plevneliev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rumen Georgiev Radev 18 June 1963 Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria |
| Political party | Independent (1990–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Ginka Radeva (?–2014; divorced) Desislava Radeva (2016–present) |
| Children | Darina (b. 2001) Georgi (b. 2003) |
| Alma mater | Bulgarian Air Force University Rakovski Military Academy Air War College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of Bulgaria Bulgaria |
| Branch/service |  Bulgarian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1987–2017 |
| Rank | Major General |
