Mariyana Nikolova

Mariyana Nikolova (born 16 September 1975) is a Bulgarian politician who has been the country's Minister for Tourism since July 2020 and Deputy Prime Minister since November 2018.

Mariyana Nikolova
Marijana Nikołowa
Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Assumed office
21 November 2018
Personal details
Born (1975-09-16) 16 September 1975
Botevgrad, Bulgaria
EducationNew Bulgarian University
Sofia University
Veliko Tarnovo University

Early life and education

Mariyana Nikolova was born on 16 September 1975 in Botevgrad. She has master's degrees in Law from the New Bulgarian University, in Public Administration from Sofia University and in Economic Management from Veliko Tarnovo University.[1]

Career

Nikolova was a lawyer with the Sofia Bar Association and was involved in drafting administrative legislation. She worked for the Ministry for the State Administration and Administrative Reform, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and Ministry of Economy.[1]

In May 2017, Nikolova became chief of staff to the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Demographic Policy. She was also at lecturer at the Public Administration Institute.[1]

On 21 November 2018 Nikolova was elected Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Demographic Policy by the National Assembly after the resignation of Valeri Simeonov.[2] In August 2019 she took charge of cybersecurity as well.[3] On 24 July 2020, she was also appointed Minister of Tourism,[1] the first time this portfolio has been held at such a high level.[4] She said her task was to ensure the continued functioning of tourism despite travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on stimulating domestic tourism.[4]

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