12 Facts About Nikolai Denkov

Nikolai Denkov Denkov is a Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2023 to 2024.

Nikolai Denkov is a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and was a lecturer at the University of Sofia.

Nikolai Denkov has been an adjunct lecturer since 1997 and professor of physical chemistry at the University of Sofia since 2008.

Nikolai Denkov has been a doctor of chemistry since 2007.

Nikolai Denkov specialized in Japan and at Uppsala University in Sweden and worked as a senior scientist in the research institutes of private companies such as Unilever and Rhone-Poulenc.

Between 2012 and 2013, Nikolai Denkov was a member of various working groups in the Ministry of Education and Science and in the Council of Ministers.

From August 2014 to April 2016, Nikolai Denkov was Deputy Minister of Education and Science in the Borisov II government, responsible for higher education and the European Structural Funds, including the implementation of the Operational Program Science and Education for Smart Growth.

In 2019, Nikolai Denkov was awarded the Solvay Prize of the European Colloid and Interface Society for his research achievements and he was elected a full member of the Academia Europaea.

In September 2023, Nikolai Denkov called Azerbaijan a "valuable partner" of Bulgaria.

Nikolai Denkov condemned Hamas' actions during the Gaza war and expressed his support to Israel.

On 30 December 2023, it became clear that Nikolai Denkov's cabinet had secured membership for Bulgaria in the Schengen Area by air and sea.

Nikolai Denkov resigned on 6 March 2024 as part of the power-sharing agreement with Gabriel.