Nikolay Vasilev

Nikolay Vassilev
Nikolay Vassilev
Personal details
Born	28 November 1969 (age 54); Varna, Bulgaria
Profession	Politician, economist

Nikolay Vassilev Vassilev (

Minister of the Economy (2001–2003), Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications (2003–2005), and Minister of State Administration and Administrative Reform (2005–2009).^[2]^[3]

On 12 July 2021, Vassilev was nominated by the

ITN party, which had secured the most votes in the July 2021 snap election, as their prospective Prime Minister.^[4] However, his candidacy was withdrawn on 15 July due to largely negative reactions from the other parties and the wider society.^[5]

Since 2009, Vassilev is managing partner at Expat Capital. With its licensed wholly owned subsidiary Expat Asset Management, it is one of the largest independent asset management companies in Bulgaria. Expat manages hundreds of individual investment portfolios, three mutual funds with global focus, and a family of

Coopers & Lybrand

in Budapest (1993–1994).

Vassilev holds a Master of Arts degree in international economics and finance from

Budapest University of Economic Sciences (1994), and has been a Chartered Financial Analyst

(CFA) charterholder since 1999. He speaks English, Hungarian and Russian, and has basic knowledge of French, German, and Japanese.

Vassilev is also a member of the board of the Bulgarian CFA Association and the author of Energy (2009), Menu for Reformers (2014), and Career or Not (2018). He is married and has two daughters.

References

^ "Политически портрет на Николай Василев" (in Bulgarian). omda.bg. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
^ "Профил на Николай Василев" (in Bulgarian). personi.dir.bg. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
^ "Блестящи CV-та и казионни биографии" (in Bulgarian). capital.bg. 28 July 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
^ Hadzhiyski, Vassil (12 July 2021). "Слави Трифонов предложи бившия министър Николай Василев за премиер и кабинет от експерти" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Слави Трифонов оттегля Николай Василев и ще предложи нов кабинет" (in Bulgarian). mediapool.bg. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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[omda9.bg-1] "Политически портрет на Николай Василев" (in Bulgarian). omda.bg. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

[personi9.bg-2] "Профил на Николай Василев" (in Bulgarian). personi.dir.bg. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

[capital9.bg-3] "Блестящи CV-та и казионни биографии" (in Bulgarian). capital.bg. 28 July 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

[VassilevITNPrimeMinister-4] Hadzhiyski, Vassil (12 July 2021). "Слави Трифонов предложи бившия министър Николай Василев за премиер и кабинет от експерти" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[VassilevITNReversalDecision-5] "Слави Трифонов оттегля Николай Василев и ще предложи нов кабинет" (in Bulgarian). mediapool.bg. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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