1. Iliana Malinova Iotova is a Bulgarian politician who has been serving as Vice President of Bulgaria since 2017.
10 Facts About Iliana Iotova
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Iliana Iotova was the running mate of Rumen Radev, who defeated GERB nominee Tsetska Tsacheva in the second round of the 2016 presidential election.
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Iliana Iotova was a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 until her resignation on 16 January 2017.
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Iliana Iotova received a master's degree in Bulgarian and French philology from the University of Sofia and later specialized at the Ecole nationale d'administration in Strasbourg, France, and the Center for European Studies of the University of Strasbourg.
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From 1990 to 1997, Iliana Iotova worked at Bulgarian National Television as a reporter, editor, director and presenter of news and current affairs programmes.
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Iliana Iotova then worked as the director of the press service of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.
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Iliana Iotova became a Member of the European Parliament in 2007 and was re-elected in 2014.
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In parliament, Iliana Iotova served on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on Petitions.
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Iliana Iotova was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity.
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Ahead of Bulgaria's 2016 presidential elections, Iliana Iotova was officially nominated as the Bulgarian Socialist Party's running mate for presidential candidate Rumen Radev.