Atanas Atanasov (politician)

Atanas Atanasov is a Bulgarian lawyer and politician. He was a former member of the UDF (2002-2004), DSB (since 2004), Secretary of the Minister of Interior (1997-1998), and a director of SANS (1999). He is an MP.[1]

Atanas Atanasov
Атанас Атанасов
Atanas Atanasov
Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Bulgaria
In office
8 September 1997 – 8 September 1998
Director of the State Agency for National Security
In office
8 September 1998 – 14 December 2001
Preceded byVladimir Manolov
Succeeded byIvan Chobanov
Leader of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria
Assumed office
10 June 2017
Preceded byRadan Kanev
Co-Leader of Democratic Bulgaria
Assumed office
12 April 2018
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria
In office
25 June 2005 – 25 June 2009
In office
27 October 2014 – 26 January 2017
In office
15 April 2021 – 12 May 2021
In office
21 July 2021 – 16 September 2021
In office
3 December 2021 – 29 July 2022
In office
19 October 2022 – 3 February 2023
Assumed office
12 April 2023
Personal details
Born17 May 1959 (1959-05-17) (age 64)
Batin, Bulgaria
Political partyDemocrats for Strong Bulgaria (part of Democratic Bulgaria)
Other political
affiliations		Union of the Democratic Forces (2002-2004)
OccupationLawyer and politician

Biography

Atanasov was born on 17 May 1959 at Batin, Ruse, Bulgaria. He graduated from Sofia University. He worked as a judge in Ruse (1987-1988) and a prosecutor in Razgrad (1989-1992). From 1992 to 1995, Atanasov was the regional director of Minister of Interior at Razgrad. He became a lawyer.

In 1997, Atanasov briefly became the Secretary of the Minister of Interior. He was also the director of the SANS for a year.[2] He resigned from the post of Secretary and he became the director of the SANS.[3] He became a Major General.[4] He began to be in politics. On 10 December 1999, he provided Kostov a list of 226 people who were corrupt. Due to this, ten of the ministers were fired, including Bogomil Bonev, Mario Tagarinski, and Alexander Bozhkov. On 5 December 2001, his list was quoted on a presidential debate, leading many to not support him.[5]

On 14 December 2001, he resigned as the director of the SANS.[6] He then was involved in public activities. He was a member of the Dialog Club, which later became the DSB (2004). He was a MP for the DSB (2005-2009). Since 2006, he has been the regional chairman of the DSB in Sofia. He became the chairman of the DSB since June 10, 2017.

In 2009, Atanasov did not have a seat yet, but he was appointed director of the Information Services AD until August 2010, being replaced by Dyankov. In 2011, he became a local councilman for Sofia, being part of the Blue Coalition. In October 2014, he became an MP from the Reformist Bloc.

He was chairman of the DSB since 10 June 2017.

On 12 April 2018, as chairman, he co-founded an electoral alliance called Democratic Bulgaria. He was elected as the deputy speaker of the 45th and the 46th National Assembly.

See also

References
  1. "Committee head says at least 1,000 protesters and opposition politicians illegally wiretapped in 'Bulgarian Watergate'". www.intellinews.com. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  2. Указ № 387 от 8 септември 1997 г., ДВ бр. 80/1997
  3. УКАЗ № 325 ОТ 08.09.1998 Г. ЗА ОСВОБОЖДАВАНЕ НА ПОЛКОВНИК АТАНАС ПЕТРОВ АТАНАСОВ ОТ ДЛЪЖНОСТТА СЕКРЕТАР НА МИНИСТЕРСТВОТО НА ВЪТРЕШНИТЕ РАБОТИ И ЗА НАЗНАЧАВАНЕТО МУ НА ДЛЪЖНОСТТА ДИРЕКТОР НА НАЦИОНАЛНАТА СЛУЖБА „СИГУРНОСТ“
  4. УКАЗ № 55 ОТ 26.02.1999 Г. ЗА УДОСТОЯВАНЕ НА ПОЛКОВНИК АТАНАС ПЕТРОВ АТАНАСОВ – ДИРЕКТОР НА НАЦИОНАЛНАТА СЛУЖБА „СИГУРНОСТ“, СЪС ЗВАНИЕ „ГЕНЕРАЛ-МАЙОР“ ОТ МИНИСТЕРСТВОТО НА ВЪТРЕШНИТЕ РАБОТИ
  5. "Bulgaria Investigates Claims Opposition Figures Were Wiretapped". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  6. УКАЗ № 295 ОТ 14.12.2001 Г. ЗА ОСВОБОЖДАВАНЕ НА ГЕНЕРАЛ-МАЙОР АТАНАС ПЕТРОВ АТАНАСОВ ОТ ДЛЪЖНОСТТА ДИРЕКТОР НА НАЦИОНАЛНА СЛУЖБА „СИГУРНОСТ“ НА МИНИСТЕРСТВОТО НА ВЪТРЕШНИТЕ РАБОТИ
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