Margarita Popova
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Margarita Popova Маргарита Попова | |
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| Vice President-Elect of Bulgaria | |
| Assumed office 22 January 2012 | |
| President | Rosen Plevneliev |
| Preceded by | Angel Marin |
| Minister of Justice | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Miglena Tacheva |
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| Born | 15 May 1956 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Political party | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria |
| Spouse | Yordan Popov |
| Alma mater | Sofia University |
| Profession | Philologist, Jurist |
Margarita Stefanova Popova (in Bulgarian: Маргарита Стефанова Попова) (born May 15, 1956) is Bulgarian jurist, prosecutor, educator and former Minister of Justice (July 27, 2009 - September 4, 2011) in Boyko Borisov's government.[1] She is the new Vice President of Bulgaria elected on October 30, 2011 in the Bulgarian presidential election, 2011.
Biography
Margarita Popova graduated Bulgarian philology in University of Sofia in 1980, and later (1989) law in the same university.[1] She was appointed prosecutor in Pirdop in 1990, in 1991 she was a regional prosecutor in Russe, and administrative head and regional prosecutor in Sofia district from 1996 to 2006.[1]
She was lecturer in the national Police academy (2001 - 2004) and National institute of justice (2005 - 2009).
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