Rumen Hristov (politician)
Rumen Dimitrov Hristov is a Bulgarian politician from the Union of Democratic Forces.
Rumen Hristov | |
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| Born | 27 December 1955 Borovo, Bulgaria |
| Political party | Union of Democratic Forces (1989–present) |
| Other political affiliations | United Democratic Forces (1996–2009) Blue Coalition (2009–2013) Reformist Bloc (2013–present) |
Graduated "Agricultural Economics", then defended his doctoral dissertation. Later he was extraordinary professor at Southwestern University in Blagoevgrad. He teaches the basics of marketing and akromarketing.
In the period 1991–1994 he was Deputy Minister of Agriculture. He was an adviser to President Zhelyu Zhelev on agrarian issues. Twice minister of agriculture - in the caretaker government of Reneta Indzhova (1994–1995) and Stefan Sofiyanski (1997). From 1997 to 2002 was chief administrative secretary in the administration of the President of Bulgaria Petar Stoyanov.
The 2011 Bulgarian presidential election was a candidate for president of the Blue Coalition.
In December 2016, the Reformist bloc was commissioned to attempt to form a government, with Hristov speaking hopefully to the media about such a possibility. Sources at the time discounted the possibility of such a government being formed.[1]