Evdokiya Maneva | |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1945 |
Birth Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Profession: | Politician |
Nationality: | Bulgarian |
Evdokiya Ivanova Maneva-Babulkova (Bulgarian: Евдокия Иванова Манева-Бабулкова) (born 20 March 1945) is a Bulgarian politician who served as Minister of Environment in the Kostov government between 1997 and 2001.[1]
Maneva was born in Sofia and completed studies in chemical engineering in the Soviet Union. She obtained a doctorate in economics in Moscow in 1983.[2]
Between February and May 1997, Maneva served as vice-Prime Minister in the caretaker government of Stefan Sofiyanski before becoming a member of the Kostov cabinet. In 2001 she was temporarily the leader of the Sofia branch of the UDF.
In March 2013, she became the vice-Minister of the Environment in the interim Raykov government.[3]
Maneva was also among the candidates considered for the Bliznashki government that was appointed by Rosen Plevneliev in the aftermath of Plamen Oresharski's resignation as Prime Minister.[4]