About me
Biography and personal history.
Momina Klisura, Pazardzhik and memories of change
I grew up in the village of Momina Klisura, surrounded by a quiet life and ordinary people. I was born in Pazardzhik in 1988, just two years before Bulgaria changed forever. I was a child when everything around us was falling apart and being rebuilt. I could hardly have understood the depth of those changes or what my parents and almost every family in the country were facing. But I remember. I clearly remember the bread queues and rationing. I remember the power cuts, when darkness fell over the village and we children thought it was a game.
Perhaps those moments, consciously or not, left the deepest impression on me. They also shaped the work I dedicate myself to today: building a predictable and stable country.
My compass: Bulgaria as a full member of Europe
One thing guides my work: Bulgaria as a full, respected and strong member of the European family. That is my compass, and I am confident in the direction.
My journey began at the primary school in my village, continued at a vocational school in Sofia and led to a law degree at South-West University “Neofit Rilski” in Blagoevgrad. University was also where I was first elected: my fellow students chose me as chair of the Student Parliament. I wanted to take an active part in our country’s development, rather than simply watch. That is how I became a GERB member in Blagoevgrad. The city became one of the places closest to my heart, where I also grew in a different way, personally and professionally.
The most important role: a father
Of everything I have worked for over the years, all the debates, committees and projects, my greatest achievement is my family. The most important role I have aspired to is being a father.
I devote every spare minute, every thought and every effort to the girl who means most to me: my daughter Emma. I love weekends in the village and ordinary mornings with her in Sofia. They keep me grounded and remind me why I do what I do.
