Alexander Bozhkov | |
Occupation: | Politician |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1951 |
Birth Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Native Name: | Александър Божков |
Native Name Lang: | bg |
Office: | Industry Minister of Bulgaria |
Term Start: | 1997 |
Term End: | 1999 |
Death Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Alexander Bozhkov (Bulgarian: Александър Божков) (9 August 1951 – 23 August 2009) was Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Minister of Bulgaria from 1997 to 1999. Bozhkov played a major part in setting the general parameters of the economics policy of the Ivan Kostov government and was influential in instituting privatization.[1] He was born in Sofia and died there on August 23, 2009 after years of prolonged illness, most recently cancer. He was 58.[2]