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Nikolay Tsonev
Minister of Defence
In office 24 April 2008 – 27 July 2009
Prime Minister
Sergei Stanishev
Preceded by
Veselin Bliznakov
Succeeded by
Nickolay Mladenov
Personal details
Born
(1956-06-09) 9 June 1956 (age 68) Pernik, Bulgaria
Political party
New Alternative (since 2012)
Other political affiliations
Bulgarian Communist Party (before 1989) Independent (1989–2001) NMSP (2001–2012)
Profession
Military officer, politician, businessman
Nikolay Georgiev Tsonev (Bulgarian: Николай Георгиев Цонев; born 9 June 1956) is a military officer in the Bulgarian Armed Forces, entrepreneur, politician, leader of the political party New Alternative (2012-2022) and former Minister of Defence in the period 2008-2009.
In fulfilment of his managerial positions, he is responsible for a number of strategic reforms in the Bulgarian Army, specifically these in the Security sector.
During his tenure as minister, he amended the Defence and Armed Forces Act and provided armed forces personnel with numerous social incentives. Along with this, he undertook financial optimizations that allowed the budget of the Ministry of Defence to reach a size of nearly 2% of Bulgaria's gross domestic product.
Before becoming a Minister of Defence, Nikolay Tsonev worked as a manager of several companies engaged in the field of light industry.
From 1999 to 2000, he headed the Supply Management Directorate at the Ministry of Defence. In 2001, he became a ministerial adviser to the Minister of Defence Nikolay Svinarov, and in 2002 he headed the Executive Agency "Social Activities at the Ministry of Defence".
Nikolay Georgiev Tsonev (Bulgarian: Николай Георгиев Цонев; born 9 June 1956) is a military officer in the Bulgarian Armed Forces, entrepreneur, politician...
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blamed for having failure in modernization reform, was replaced by NikolaiTsonev (NDSV) as Minister of Defence. Radoslav Gaidarski, blamed for lagging...
directed by Stanislav Govorukhin and starring Nikolai Yeryomenko, Jr., Lembit Ulfsak, Aleksandr Abdulov, Kosta Tsonev, and Anya Pencheva. 3 Maps Showing The...
circulating that the explosions were intentionally caused. Defence Minister NikolaiTsonev said that a fire (such as the one that caused the explosions) could...
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Tsonev, Tzvetana Maneva, Elena Raynova feature film (crime) Деца играят вън Children Play Out of Doors Ivanka Grabcheva 96 min Dimitar Ganev, Nikolai...
a different group from Shtokavian. Bulgarian researchers such as Benyo Tsonev, Gavril Zanetov and the Macedono-Bulgarian researcher Krste Misirkov classified...
Бедната улица Bednata ulitza Poor Man's Street Hristo Piskov 97 minutes Kosta Tsonev, Naum Shopov, Ivan Bratanov and Grigor Vachkov Black and White В тиха вечер...
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