Georgi Bliznashki

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Georgi Bliznashki
Георги Близнашки
53rd Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office
6 August 2014 – 7 November 2014
PresidentRosen Plevneliev
Preceded byPlamen Oresharski
Succeeded byBoyko Borisov
Personal details
Born (1956-10-04) 4 October 1956 (age 67)
Skravena, Bulgaria
Political partyCommunist Party (Before 1990)
Socialist Party (Before 2014)
Independent (2014–present)
Other political
affiliations
Coalition for Bulgaria
(Before 2014)

Georgi Petkov Bliznashki (Bulgarian: Георги Петков Близнашки; born 4 October 1956) is a Bulgarian politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He was a member of the Coalition for Bulgaria, part of the Party of European Socialists, and became and was an MEP from 1 January 2007 to June 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union. He was born in Skravena, Sofia Oblast.

Expulsion from Socialist Party[edit]

Bliznashki was expelled from the BSP in March 2014 after he expressed disagreement with party policy.[1] On 6 August 2014 he was appointed to serve as a caretaker Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The Bliznashki Government ended with the election of a new government two months later.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bulgaria calls snap election for 5 October". BBC News. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Кабинетът "Близнашки" чист откъм агенти на ДС". frognews.bg. 17 October 2014.

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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Bulgaria
2014
Succeeded by