Korneliya Ninova

Bulgarian politician

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Корнелия Нинова

Ninova in 2020

Deputy Prime Minister of BulgariaIn office
13 December 2021 – 2 August 2022

Serving with Kalina Konstantinova, Asen Vasilev, Grozdan Karadzhov and Borislav Sandov

Prime MinisterKiril PetkovPreceded byGalab Donev
Boyko Rashkov
Atanas PekanovSucceeded byIvan Demerdzhiev
Lazar Lazarov
Atanas Pekanov
Hristo AlexievMinister of Economy and IndustryIn office
13 December 2021 – 2 August 2022Prime MinisterKiril PetkovPreceded byDaniela VezievaSucceeded byNikola StoyanovLeader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party

Incumbent

Assumed office
8 May 2016Preceded byMihail MikovMember of the National Assembly

Incumbent

Assumed office
19 October 2022Constituency25th MMC - SofiaIn office
14 July 2009 – 13 December 2021Constituency1st MMC - Blagoevgrad
(2009-2013)
26th MMC - Sofia
(2013-2017)
25th MMC - Sofia
(2017-2021)Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and TourismIn office
17 August 2005 – 18 July 2007Prime MinisterSergey StanishevMinisterRumen Ovcharov Personal detailsBorn

Korneliya Petrova Ninova

(1969-01-16) 16 January 1969 (age 55)
Krushovitsa, Dolni Dabnik, PR BulgariaPolitical partyBSP (since 2003)Children1Alma mater Sofia UniversityOccupation

Politician
lawyer

Korneliya Petrova Ninova (Bulgarian: Корнелия Петрова Нинова [korˈnɛlijɐ ˈninova]) is a Bulgarian politician, MP from the parliamentary group of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). She has been the chairwoman of BSP since 8 May 2016.^[1]

Biography

Korneliya Ninova was born on 16 January 1969 in Krushovitsa village, Miziya municipality, Vratsa district, People's Republic of Bulgaria.

She graduated from the Law Faculty of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".^[1] In 1995, she worked in the Sofia City Court as a trainee judge, and in the period from 1995 to 1996, she was legal adviser of Sofia Municipality.

From 1996 to 1997, Korneliya Ninova was an investigator in the Sofia Investigation Service. In the period from March to August 1997, she was Counsel of BTC. Between 1997 and 2005, she was the CEO of "Technoimpex" JSC.

From September 2005 to March 2007, Ninova was Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy in foreign economic policy. In December 2005, she was appointed as Chairperson of the Board of "Bulgartabac Holding" AD. In 2007, she was removed from the management of the company and is investigated on allegations of crime against justice. Ninova is removed by a decision of Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev from the position of deputy minister in May 2007.

On 8 May 2016, Ninova was elected as chairperson of the Socialist Party with 395 votes against 349 votes for the outgoing president Mihail Mikov.

In a TV interview on 23 April 2017, Ninova made the highly unusual for a socialist statement that British Conservative prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May are her "favorite politicians".^[2]

Ninova is in a reported conflict with a former BSP secretary and a previous president of the Party of European Socialists Sergey Stanishev.^[3]

On 28 May 2019, Ninova resigned as leader of the BSP. This was done as the party felt that it had "lost" the 2019 European Parliament election under her leadership, despite the fact that it managed to muster both higher electoral support and an increase in the number of MEPs in comparison to the previous election.^[4] She withdrew her resignation shortly thereafter at the Socialist Party's congress, thus remaining as the party's leader.^[5]

Following the disastrous results of her party's coalition (BSP for Bulgaria) in the 2021 Bulgarian general election. Ninova once again resigned from her leadership positions both in the BSP and the coalition.^[6]

Parliamentary activity

Parliamentary Group of Coalition for Bulgaria (14.07.2009 -)
Internal Security and Public Order (29.07.2009 -)
Committee on Economic Policy, Energy and Tourism (30.07.2009 -)
Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Deputy Representative, 04.09.2009 - 11.01.2012)
Friendship group Bulgaria - Italy (23.10.2009 -)
Friendship group Bulgaria - Morocco (Deputy Chairman, 23.10.2009 -)
Friendship group Bulgaria - Russia (23.10.2009 -)
Friendship group Bulgaria - France (23.10.2009 -)
Bills introduced: Bill to the Law on Privatization, Bill amending the Law on Income Tax of Individuals, Bill amending the Law on Medical Institutions

References

^ ^a ^b "Who Is Who: Korneliya Ninova, New Head of Bulgaria's Socialists". Novinite. 9 May 2016.
^ "Нинова: Маргарет Тачър е любимият ми политик, а от днешни времена Тереза Мей". mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). 23 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "The Brief – Europe's Progressives are cats and dogs". Euractiv.
^ "Koreniya Nonova resigned. The party's leadership will measure forces against the opposition in a congress". Svobodna Evropa (Free Europe).
^ "На Конгрес на БСП: Корнелия Нинова оттегли оставката си (ВИДЕО+СНИМКИ)". nova.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 31 October 2019.
^ "Leader of the Bulgarian Socialists Kornelia Ninova has Resigned". Novinite. Retrieved 15 December 2021.