Reneta Indzhova

Reneta Indzhova
Ренета Инджова
Indzhova in 2020
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office 17 October 1994 – 25 January 1995
President	Zhelyu Zhelev
Deputy	Hristina Vucheva Ivailo Trifonov Nikola Vasilev
Preceded by	Lyuben Berov
Succeeded by	Zhan Videnov
Personal details
Born	Reneta Ivanova Indzhova (1953-07-06) 6 July 1953 (age 70) Independent
Spouse	Boyan Slavenkov (divorced)
Children	1
Alma mater	University of National and World Economy
Occupation	Politician economist

Reneta Ivanova Indzhova (Bulgarian: Ренета Иванова Инджова; born 6 July 1953) is a Bulgarian economist who served as the caretaker Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 1994 to 1995, appointed by President Zhelyu Zhelev. A political independent, she is the first, and to this day, the only woman to have served as Prime Minister in Bulgaria.^[1] Prior to that, she chaired the Privatisation Agency and later on, from 2012 to 2014, she chaired the National Statistical Institute.

Biography

Reneta Indzhova was born 6 July 1953 in Nova Zagora. She studied at the university, obtained a PhD and became professor of political economy. She married and had a child, but later divorced. She worked as a financial expert for the liberal-conservative Democratic Union (UDF) and was head of Bulgaria's Privatization Agency (1992–1994).

Interim Prime Minister of Bulgaria

Indzhova was appointed by President Zhelev, former leader of the UDF, to head a caretaker government after the collapse of Lyuben Berov's cabinet. During her brief time in office she gained some popularity for her efforts to combat organized crime.^[2]

Subsequent roles

In 1995 Indzhova ran for

In 2014 she appeared in the headlines for the first time in more than a decade. As head of the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria, she accused her two direct subordinates for exerting undue political pressure in the institution.[3]

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