1. Plamen Vasilev Oresharski is a Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2013 to 2014.
10 Facts About Plamen Oresharski
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In 1985, Plamen Oresharski graduated from the University of National and World Economy.
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Between 1988 and 1992, Plamen Oresharski completed a dissertation on the topic of "Investments and Investment Analysis", earning the equivalent of a doctoral degree.
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From 1993, Plamen Oresharski was Director of the Division for the State Treasury and Debt of the Ministry of Finance.
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When Ivan Kostov became Prime Minister in 1997, Plamen Oresharski served under his administration as Deputy Minister of Finance, a position he held until the 2001 election, when he decided to lecture at the Higher Institute of Finances and Economics.
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Plamen Oresharski returned to politics in 2005 as Finance Minister in the Socialist-led government of Sergei Stanishev, a position he held until Boyko Borisov replaced Stanishev as Prime Minister in 2009.
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Plamen Oresharski was elected as an MP in the list of Bulgarian Socialist Party in 2009.
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In May 2013 Plamen Oresharski was given a mandate to form a cabinet for the BSP by President Rosen Plevneliev.
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Plamen Oresharski is married to cardiologist Elka Georgieva and they have one son, Desislav.
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Plamen Oresharski's hobbies include mountaineering and badge collecting from various public events.