11 Facts About Petar Stoyanov

Petar Stefanov Stoyanov is a Bulgarian statesman and politician who served as the 2nd President of Bulgaria from 1997 to 2002.

Petar Stoyanov was born on 25 May 1952, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Petar Stoyanov entered politics in 1990, shortly after the political changes in Bulgaria at the end of 1989.

In 1991 Petar Stoyanov joined the country's first post-communist government as Deputy Minister of Justice.

In May 1993 Petar Stoyanov became a President of the UDF Legal Council.

Petar Stoyanov was sworn in as President on 19 January 1997 and stepped into office on 22 January 1997.

Petar Stoyanov has been a member of the Internet Society - Bulgaria, since 21 July 2000.

Petar Stoyanov ran for a second term in 2001, but lost in the second round to Georgi Parvanov, despite the fact that he was initially leading in the polls.

In September 2004, Petar Stoyanov was appointed Special Envoy for Moldova by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.

In 2002, as a fellow of The German Marshall Fund, Petar Stoyanov delivered lectures in the US at John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, New York University, American Bar Association and other universities.

Petar Stoyanov's younger brother, Emil Stoyanov, is a former MEP from GERB.