Meglena Kuneva

Quick Facts

Full Name	Meglena Kuneva
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 22, 1957(1957-06-22)
Age	67
Birthplace	Sofia
Country	Bulgaria
Birth City	Sofia Province
Horoscope	Gemini

Meglena Kuneva Biography

Meglena Kuneva is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 22, 1957 in Sofia, Sofia Province, Bulgaria. Meglena Schtilianova Kuneva (Bulgarian Meglena Schiliianova Kuneva; born 22 June 1957) was a politician from Bulgaria and the EU.

In May 2002, she was named Bulgaria’s first Minister for European Affairs by Simeon Sakskoburggotski. Even after 2005’s parliamentary elections, she held the position until NDSV was made a junior partner in the coalition government of Sergey Stanishev and the Bulgarian Socialist Party. She was the only former minister to keep her job.

In December 2013 she said that “she felt more pity than anger toward” Plamen Oresharski because he is not the real decision maker in the Council of Ministers.

In October 2013, Kuneva announced her opposition to the ban on land sale to foreigners that was voted by the Bulgarian Parliament. This closely matches the stand the European Commission has taken on the matter.

As a founding member the Liberal Simeon II National Movement, (NDSV), she was elected a deputy (Member in Bulgarian Parliament) in June 2001. Kuneva was elected Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in August 2001. She also became Chief Negotiator of Bulgaria with EU. She represented the Bulgarian government in the Convention on the Future of Europe, which created the EU Constitutional Treaty (the European Constitution).

Meglena Kuneva Net Worth

Meglena Kuneva is one of the richest Politician from Bulgaria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Meglena Kuneva 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Meglena Kuneva, the daughter of Andrey Pramov (financier), is married to Aleksandar Pramov, the son of the secretary of Central Committee of Bulgarian Communist Party (1962-1978). She is fluent in Russian, French, English and her native Bulgarian. Kuneva enjoys classical music.

Kuneva was born in Sofia. She is a descendant of a Catholic family hailing from Rakovski. In 1981, she graduated from Sofia University with a degree in Law. In 1984, she was made a Doctor in Law. While she was an assistant professor at Sofia University, she worked as a journalist in the Law Programme of Bulgarian National Radio. She was appointed Senior Legal Advisor to the Council of Ministers in 1990 and held that position until 2001. Kuneva studied Foreign Affairs and Environmental Law at Georgetown University, and Oxford University.

On 26 October 2006 Kuneva was nominated to be Bulgaria’s first member of the European Commission. European Commission President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso assigned her the portfolio of Consumer Protection. Kuneva was decisively approved by the European Parliament on 12 December 2006 with 583 votes “in favour”, 21 votes “against” and 28 votes “abstentions”. She commenced her mandate as EU Commissioner on 1 January 2007, when Bulgaria officially joined the EU. On 22 January 2007 Meglena Kuneva took an Oath as a European Commissioner at the European Court in Luxembourg. One of her first acts as a European Commissioner was to criticize the iPod and its effects on the youth in Bulgaria.

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Who is Meglena Kuneva Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Meglena Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bulgaria. Meglena Kuneva celebrates birthday on June 22 of every year.