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Yordan Sokolov

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President
  
Petar Stoyanov

Succeeded by
  
Ognian Gergikov

Prime Minister
  
Ivan Kostov

President
  
Zhelyu Zhelev


Vice President
  
Todor Kavaldjiev

Name
  
Yordan Sokolov

Preceded by
  
Blagovest Sendov

Role
  
Bulgarian Politician

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Yordan Sokolov, sometimes spelled as Jordan Sokolov (18 January 1933 – 24 February 2016) was a Bulgarian jurist and politician, Minister of Internal affairs from 1991 to 1992, three mandates as an MP from January 1995 to June 2005, and Speaker (Bulgarian: председател) of Parliament from 1997 to 2001.

Yordan Sokolov Former Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Yordan Sokolov Dies Aged 83

He was a graduate of the juridical faculty of Sofia University.

Yordan Sokolov Yordan Sokolov passed away Sofia Platform

In 2004 together with Ivan Kostov and other MPs Sokolov founded DSB, but in 2005 he left the political scene and returned to lawyer practice. In 2011 he left his posts at DSP and resigned from membership because of the party's united political activities with the Socialists.

He was married to Prof. Eva Sokolova with two daughters until his death in 2016.

Awards

  • Order of the Elephant (Denmark)
  • Royal Order of the Seraphim (Sweden)
  • Great Cross of The Holy Tomb Order of the Jerusalem patriarchy
  • Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius

    • References

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