Yordan Tsonev
Yordan Tsonev
Български гъзолизец | |
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Йордан Цонев | |
.png) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 21 October 2022 – 3 February 2023 | |
| Speaker | Vezhdi Rashidov |
| Preceded by | Mukaddes Nalbant |
| Succeeded by | Filiz Hyusmenova |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 11 July 2005 – 24 April 2026 | |
| Constituency | 3rd MMC - Varna (2005-2014) 28th MMC - Targovishte (2014-2017) 29th MMC - Haskovo (2017-2021) 6th MMC - Vratsa (2021-2021) 13th MMC - Pazardzhik (2021-2021) 4th MMC - Veliko Tarnovo (2021-present) |
| In office 7 May 1997 – 19 April 2001 | |
| Constituency | 2nd MMC - Burgas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1956 |
| Party | DPS |
Other political affiliations | SDS (until 2001) |
| Alma mater | University of Economics Varna |
| Occupation | |
Yordan Kirilov Tsonev is a Bulgarian politician and a long-term member of the National Assembly.[1] Initially a member of SDS, in the early 2000s he joined the DPS, where he became a deputy leader of the party. He was a long-term ally of Ahmed Dogan, but he joined the faction of Delyan Peevski in the 2024 party split.[2] He served as a member of 13 Parliaments (38, 40-51), where he served as chair of the budget and finance committee several times. He announced his retirement soon after the 2026 election, in which he had not been reelected.[3]
References
- ↑ "Yordan Kirilov Tsonev". parliament.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "Йордан Цонев напусна политиката" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "Йордан Цонев се оттегля от политиката" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 28 June 2026.