Atanas Slavov | |
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Атанас Славов | |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 6 June 2023 – 9 April 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Nikolay Denkov |
Preceded by | Krum Zarkov |
Succeeded by | Mariya Pavlova |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 15 April 2021 – 6 June 2023 | |
Constituency | 27th MMC - Stara Zagora |
Personal details | |
Born | Usogorsk, USSR | 3 December 1979
Political party | Democratic Bulgaria |
Alma mater | Sofia University |
Occupation |
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Atanas Vladislavov Slavov ( Bulgarian: Атанас Владиславов Славов) is a Bulgarian politician who served as Minister of Justice from 2023 to 2024. A member of the DB party, he was previously a Member of the National Assembly from 2021 to 2023.
Atanas Slavov was born on December 3, 1979, in Usogorsk, Komi, USSR. [1] He graduated in law at Sofia University. He obtained a PhD in constitutional law from Sofia University and in law from the University of Glasgow. At the beginning of his professional career, he worked as a lawyer. [2]
Slavov became an advisor on constitutional affairs to the then- Minister of Justice Hristo Ivanov (2014-2015) and an advisor on legislative affairs to the Minister of Interior (2016). He was a member of the team that drafted the amendments to the Constitution in 2015. [2]
Slavov was among the founders of the
Yes, Bulgaria! political party in 2017, led by the former
Minister of Justice
Hristo Ivanov, which, in 2018, launched the
Democratic Bulgaria electoral alliance, together with the
Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria and the
Green Movement.
[3]
During the
2021–2023 Bulgarian political crisis, the country held 5 consecutive
parliamentary elections due to the inability of the political parties in the
National Assembly to form a government.
[4] Nevertheless, Slavov was elected as a member of the Assembly in each one of the elections. In his tenure, he provided his legal expertise and was a notable member of the legal affairs committee.
[5]
A consensus on a government was finally reached on June 6, 2023, between the
GERB-SDS and
PP-DB parliamentary groups. It was said to be a
rotation government, beginning with the premiership of
Nikolay Denkov, followed by that of
Mariya Gabriel after 9 months. Despite the majority of the government's structure consisting of
independents, some of its members, including Slavov, were representatives of their respective political parties.
[6]
Slavov's main priority was to work with his colleagues in the constitutional affairs committee at the
National Assembly to draft and pass a constitutional amendments bill. The needed 2/3
supermajority was to be supplied by the
GERB-SDS,
PP-DB and
DPS parliamentary groups. The proposed amendments were mainly focused on reforming the
judicial branch by reducing the power of the
General Prosecutor and making the process of their election more transparent. They also included a reform regarding the
caretaker governments. The
President would have to appoint a
Prime Minister by choosing between the Speaker of the
National Assembly, the Governor and Deputy Governor of the
National Bank, the Head and Deputy Head of the
Chamber of Audit or the Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman, instead of appointing anyone of their choice. A third major amendment was that Bulgarians with
dual citizenship would now be able to serve as members of the
National Assembly and the
Government.
[7]
The bill was successfully passed on December 20, 2023.
[8]
Atanas Slavov | |
---|---|
Атанас Славов | |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 6 June 2023 – 9 April 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Nikolay Denkov |
Preceded by | Krum Zarkov |
Succeeded by | Mariya Pavlova |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 15 April 2021 – 6 June 2023 | |
Constituency | 27th MMC - Stara Zagora |
Personal details | |
Born | Usogorsk, USSR | 3 December 1979
Political party | Democratic Bulgaria |
Alma mater | Sofia University |
Occupation |
|
Atanas Vladislavov Slavov ( Bulgarian: Атанас Владиславов Славов) is a Bulgarian politician who served as Minister of Justice from 2023 to 2024. A member of the DB party, he was previously a Member of the National Assembly from 2021 to 2023.
Atanas Slavov was born on December 3, 1979, in Usogorsk, Komi, USSR. [1] He graduated in law at Sofia University. He obtained a PhD in constitutional law from Sofia University and in law from the University of Glasgow. At the beginning of his professional career, he worked as a lawyer. [2]
Slavov became an advisor on constitutional affairs to the then- Minister of Justice Hristo Ivanov (2014-2015) and an advisor on legislative affairs to the Minister of Interior (2016). He was a member of the team that drafted the amendments to the Constitution in 2015. [2]
Slavov was among the founders of the
Yes, Bulgaria! political party in 2017, led by the former
Minister of Justice
Hristo Ivanov, which, in 2018, launched the
Democratic Bulgaria electoral alliance, together with the
Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria and the
Green Movement.
[3]
During the
2021–2023 Bulgarian political crisis, the country held 5 consecutive
parliamentary elections due to the inability of the political parties in the
National Assembly to form a government.
[4] Nevertheless, Slavov was elected as a member of the Assembly in each one of the elections. In his tenure, he provided his legal expertise and was a notable member of the legal affairs committee.
[5]
A consensus on a government was finally reached on June 6, 2023, between the
GERB-SDS and
PP-DB parliamentary groups. It was said to be a
rotation government, beginning with the premiership of
Nikolay Denkov, followed by that of
Mariya Gabriel after 9 months. Despite the majority of the government's structure consisting of
independents, some of its members, including Slavov, were representatives of their respective political parties.
[6]
Slavov's main priority was to work with his colleagues in the constitutional affairs committee at the
National Assembly to draft and pass a constitutional amendments bill. The needed 2/3
supermajority was to be supplied by the
GERB-SDS,
PP-DB and
DPS parliamentary groups. The proposed amendments were mainly focused on reforming the
judicial branch by reducing the power of the
General Prosecutor and making the process of their election more transparent. They also included a reform regarding the
caretaker governments. The
President would have to appoint a
Prime Minister by choosing between the Speaker of the
National Assembly, the Governor and Deputy Governor of the
National Bank, the Head and Deputy Head of the
Chamber of Audit or the Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman, instead of appointing anyone of their choice. A third major amendment was that Bulgarians with
dual citizenship would now be able to serve as members of the
National Assembly and the
Government.
[7]
The bill was successfully passed on December 20, 2023.
[8]