Rosen Plevneliev
President of Bulgaria
Rosen Plevneliev (born May 14, 1964) is a Bulgarian politician. He was Minister of Regional Development and Public Works from 2009 to 2011 as part of the cabinet of Boyko Borisov.In October 2011, he was elected as President of Bulgaria.
Born in Gotse Delchev, Rosen Plevneliev studied at Blagoevgrad Mathematical and Natural Sciencies High School, from which he graduated in 1982. In 1989 he graduated from the Higher Mechanical-Electrotechnical Institute, Sofia, and in the same year become a fellow at the Institute for Microprocessing Technology, Pravetz. In 1990 he started a private building company in Bulgaria. Among other projects, the company built the Sofia Business Park.
He is married and has three sons: Philip, Asen and Paul.
Plevneliev became Minister of Regional Development and Public Works under Prime Minister Borisov on July 27, 2009.
He was announced as GERB's candidate for President of Bulgaria on September 4, 2011. He subsequently won the presidential election in a second round held on October 30, 2011, with majority of 55.3%. He defeated Ivaylo Kalfin from the Bulgarian Socialist Party in the second round.