Veselin Vuchkov | |
Birth Date: | 26 December 1968 |
Birth Place: | Stob, near Rila, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria |
Profession: | Politician, Jurist |
Nationality: | Bulgarian |
Veselin Borislavov Vuchkov (Bulgarian: Веселин Бориславов Вучков), born 26 December 1968, is a Bulgarian politician and jurist, who served as the Minister of Interior of Bulgaria as part of the Second Borisov Government until 11 March 2015.[1]
Vuchkov graduated from the juridical faculty of Sofia University in 1994 and also earned a Doctor of Law degree in 2003.
He has been employed in the Ministry of Interior Academy and as a lecturer at various universities throughout Bulgaria.[2]
On 31 July 2009, he was appointed as deputy Minister of Interior in the First Borisov Cabinet, stepping down on 13 March 2013.[3] In the 2013-14 period, he sat as a deputy in the National Parliament.[4]
On 7 November 2014, Vuchkov assumed his duties as Minister of Interior of Bulgaria, succeeding Yordan Bakalov.