| Zorka Parvanova | |
| Office: | First Lady of Bulgaria |
| President: | Georgi Parvanov |
| Term Start1: | 22 January 2002 |
| Term End1: | 22 January 2012 |
| Predecessor1: | Antonina Stoyanova |
| Successor1: | Yuliyana Plevnelieva |
| Birth Name: | Zorka Petrova Partsova |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Razlog, Bulgaria |
| Nationality: | Bulgarian |
| Party: | Non-Partisan |
| Spouse: | Georgi Parvanov |
| Children: | Vladimir Ivaylo |
Zorka Petrova Parvanova (Bulgarian: Парцова; born 4 May 1958) is a Bulgarian historian and former First Lady of Bulgaria from 2002 until 2012. She is married to Georgi Parvanov, the former President of Bulgaria.[1]
Paravanova was born 4 May 1958 in Razlog. Her education includes a degree from Sofia University in the field of History and Ethnography received in 1982. In addition she received a Ph.D. in History in 1989. From 1997 to 1999, she served as a lecturer at the Varna Free University and the Slavic University in Sofia. She has authored at least 20 publications and monographs. Parvanova is married to Georgi Parvanov. They have two sons, Vladimir and Ivaylo.
Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (2003)
