Dimitar Glavchev

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In this Bulgarian name, the family name is Borisov.
Dimitar Glavchev
Димитър Главчев
File:Dimitar Glavchev (46NS).png
Official portrait, 2021
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Caretaker[1][2][3]
Assumed office
9 April 2024
President Rumen Radev
Deputy Lyudmila Petkova
Preceded by Nikolai Denkov
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
22 April 2024
Prime Minister Himself
Preceded by Stefan Dimitrov
Chairman of the Chamber of Audit
Assumed office
26 July 2023
Preceded by Tsvetan Tsvetkov
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
19 April 2017 – 17 November 2017
Preceded by Tsetska Tsacheva
Succeeded by Tsveta Karayancheva
Member of the National Assembly
In office
14 March 2009 – 15 November 2021
Constituency 23rd MMC - Sofia
Personal details
Born Dimitar Borisov Glavchev
(1963-08-15) 15 August 1963 (age 60)
Sofia, PR Bulgaria
Political party Independent (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		 GERB (until 2023)
Spouse(s) Pavlina Andreeva (m. 1982)
Children 2
Education University of National and World Economy
Occupation
  • Politician
  • accountant
  • auditor

Dimitar Borisov Glavchev (Bulgarian: Димитър Борисов Главчев, born 15 August 1963) is a Bulgarian politician who is the current caretaker Prime Minister of Bulgaria.[4][5] A political independent, he is also the Head of the Chamber of Audit, currently on unpaid leave. He was previously a member of the GERB party and served as Member of the National Assembly from 2009 to 2021. In 2017, he shortly served as Chairman of the National Assembly.

Early life, education and career

He was born on 15 August 1962, in Sofia. In 1981, he graduated from SOU "Dobriy Voynik" (then named "Mikhail Kalinin").[6] He graduated from the University of National and World Economy (then known as '"High Research Institute" Karl Marx') in 1987, with the professional qualification of "economist-accountant".[7] He received a second degree from the university in "International Economic Relations".[8]

Glavchev worked as a professional accountant for around 30 years, working 20 of them as an independent auditor.[9]

Parliamentary Activity

Glavchev was elected in 2009, being part of the GERB parliamentary group in the 41st National Assembly. He served a further 5 terms as MP, retiring after the 46th National Assembly.

In his tenure as MP, Glavchev served in the Budget and Finance Committee.[10] In this capacity, he helped develop the "Law on the Chamber of Audit" in 2010.

In 2011, he was appointed as deputy head of the GERB Parliamentary Group.

During the tenure of the 43rd National Assembly, he was made deputy chairman of the assembly, temporarily leading assembly sessions during the absence of incumbent Chairman Tsetska Tsacheva.[11]

In the 44th National Assembly, he headed the interparliamentary Bulgarian delegation to PACE.[12]

Glavchev did not seek re-election as an MP during the 2021 November Bulgarian legislative elections.

Chairman of the National Assembly

Glavchev served as Chairman of the 44th National Assembly between 18 April and 17 November 2017.

Glavchev resigned on 17 November, after a scandal with BSP leader, Korneliya Ninova, whom he forced to leave a session for 'insulting' Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in a declaration.[13]

Chairman of the Chamber of Audit

On 12 July 2023 Glavchev was nominated for Head of the Chamber of Audit by the GERB-SDS parliamentary group.[14] He was elected to the position by the National Assembly with the support of 148 MPs on 26 July.[15] On 31 July, Glavchev officially began his 7-year term, being welcomed by Acting Head of the Chamber of Audit, Goritsa Granzharova-Kozharova.[16]

Glavchev's election was surrounded by some controversy, due to the fact that his predecessor, Tsvetan Tsvetkov, was unconstitutionally removed from his position.[17]

Caretaker Prime Minister

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Further information: Glavchev Government

Caretaker Government formation

On 28 March 2024, after the failure of government talks following the resignation of the Denkov Government, Glavchev attended a meeting with President Rumen Radev. According to the newly passed constitutional amendments, Glavchev, as the Head of the Chamber of Audit, was eligible to be selected by the President to serve as caretaker Prime Minister.[18]

The following day, Radev officially announced Glavchev as the caretaker Prime Minister-designate, inviting him for another meeting on 30 March.[19]

On 30 March, Radev officially presented Glavchev with the responsibility of forming a caretaker government, with Glavchev lamenting that while the position may be difficult for him, he will aim to form a politically neutral caretaker cabinet.[20] In comments to the press following the meeting, he outlined that he will look for experts within the Ministries who had a "good reputation within society" and insisted that his cabinet would remain politically neutral and committed to "Euroatlanticist" values.[21]

According to a bill passed by the National Assembly on 29 March, Glavchev would be allowed to take an unpaid leave from the Chamber of Audit and then regain the position following his premiership.

On 5 April, Glavchev presented his Caretaker Cabinet prior during consultations with the Parliamentary Parties.[22] The Consultations were not attended by BSP, and PP-DB left the consultations due to Glavchev's choice to keep incumbent Kalin Stoyanov as Minister of Interior in a caretaker capacity, as well as the appointment of other potentially controversial figures.[23] Following the meeting, Glavchev characterised the choice of Stoyanov as "difficult", but justified it with the recent resignation of the Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Zhivko Kotsev, leaving few options within the present administration.[24]

He was sworn in as caretaker prime minister in the presence of National Assembly on 9 April, with his mandate lasting until the conclusion of the government formations negotiations following the upcoming parliamentary elections.[25] During a joint press conference with outgoing Prime Minister, Nikolai Denkov, he vowed to insure fair elections and stability in Bulgaria.[26]

Caretaker Prime Minister Tenure

During his first cabinet meeting, Glavchev declared that ensuring that free and fair elections took place was the main task of the Caretaker Cabinet.[27]

Glavchev became the first Caretaker Prime Minister in modern Bulgarian history to participate in a European Council meeting, with the role being previously fulfiled by the President of Bulgaria in periods with a Caretaker Cabinet.[28] He also became the Prime Minister to have the largest amount of advisors, appointing 23.[29]

Only a week after the appointment of the cabinet, Prime Minister Glavchev requested the removal of two Ministers: the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stefan Dimitrov, and the Minister of Foods and Agriculture, Kiril Vutev, both of whom he accused of not properly fulfilling their roles.[30] In their place, he proposed GERB MP, Daniel Mitov, for Minister of Foreign Affairs, and head of the State Fund "Agriculture", Georgi Tahov, for Minister of Agriculture.

After President Rumen Radev announced his opposition to the changes, Glavchev argued that it was the President's "constitutional duty" to approve the changes.[31] In a follow up statement, he made clear that he was ready to further discuss the re-shuffle, however insisted that the political responsibility for the two ministers in question would shift to the President.[32]

On the 19th of April, Glavchev met with the President to discuss the proposed reshuffle, following which he confirmed that no agreement had been reached and the current ministers would continue to implement their duties.[33] A few hours after the meeting, Mitov declared that he did not intend to become Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, with Glavchev confirming that he did not have another candidate for the position prepared.[34] On the 20th of April, Glavchev announced that he had proposed himself for the position of Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs.[35]

On the 22nd of April, Radev officially appointed Glavchev as Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, after Glavchev officially requested the role.[36] After assuming the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs, he appointed Ivan Kondov (Secretary of the Ministry) as his deputy, appointing former Foreign Minister in the Yanev Caretaker Government, Svetlan Stoev, as the new Secretary.[37] Both appointees were tasked with coordinating elections abroad.

Following a scandal surrounding the governments decision to approve the construction of a private children's hospital in Sofia, Glavchev promised to alert the Prosecutors Office and even raised the possibility of removing the incumbent Minister of Healthcare.[38] On the 13th of May, Glavchev condemned the behaviour of the newly elected President of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, and called for North Macedonia to adhere to existing treaties in a joint statement with President Radev.[39]

References

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Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the National Assembly
2017		 Succeeded by
Tsveta Karayancheva
Preceded by Prime Minister of Bulgaria
2024–present		 Incumbent
Government offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Chamber of Audit
2023–present		 Incumbent
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