Galab Donev
Galab Spasov Donev (Bulgarian: Гълъб Спасов Донев; born 28 February 1967) is a Bulgarian politician who served as the caretaker Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2 August 2022[1][2][3] to 6 June 2023. He is the longest serving caretaker Prime Minister in Bulgaria's history to date.
| Galab Donev | |
|---|---|
| Гълъб Донев | |
|  Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
| In office 2 August 2022 – 6 June 2023 | |
| President | Rumen Radev | 
| Preceded by | Kiril Petkov | 
| Succeeded by | Nikolai Denkov | 
| Minister of Labor and Social Policy | |
| In office 12 May 2021 – 13 December 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Yanev | 
| Preceded by | Denitsa Sacheva | 
| Succeeded by | Georgi Gyokov | 
| In office 27 January 2017 – 4 May 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Ognyan Gerdzhikov | 
| Preceded by | Zornitsa Rusinova | 
| Succeeded by | Biser Petkov | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1967 Sofia, PR Bulgaria | 
| Political party | Independent | 
An independent politician, he previously served as the minister of labor and social policy in the cabinet of Stefan Yanev.[2] He is an expert in finance, law and social policy and also has a background in the army.[4]
According to information, spread by the press center of the Denkov Government a total of 13,211 employees of the ministries and their departments have been laid off during the caretaker governments of Prime Minister Galab Donev between August 2022 and June 2023.[5]
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- "Bulgaria President Appoints Social Policy Advisor Interim PM". Balkan Insight. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "Galab Donev Appointed Caretaker PM". www.bta.bg. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "Bulgaria president calls Oct 2 snap polls, appoints caretaker govt". Reuters. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- https://www.novinite.com/articles/216127/Bulgarian+Politics%3A+Who+are+the+New+Ministers+in+the+Caretaker+Government+and+When+are+Next+Elections
- https://www.bta.bg/en/news/economy/547262-13-211-ministerial-employees-laid-off-during-pm-donev-caretaker-governments