10 Facts About Tsetska Tsacheva

Tsetska Tsacheva Dangovska is a Bulgarian politician and jurist.

Tsetska Tsacheva had previously held the position of Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria on two occasions.

Tsetska Tsacheva was the first woman to ever chair the National Assembly since its establishment in 1878.

Tsetska Tsacheva finished the Pleven High School of Mathematics in 1976 and graduated in law from Sofia University.

Until the democratic changes in 1989, Tsetska Tsacheva was a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party, though she quit promptly after the fall of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.

Tsetska Tsacheva was GERB's candidate for mayor of Pleven in 2007, but she only came third as Nayden Zelenogorski of the Union of the Democratic Forces won his third term in the first round.

Tsetska Tsacheva was considered a member of the reform-minded group around Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov.

Tsetska Tsacheva ensured the passage of several legislative packages to reduce the burden on business and avoid a meltdown of the banking system.

Tsetska Tsacheva was nominated to be her party's candidate for the 2016 Presidential election.

Tsetska Tsacheva lost the run-off to Rumen Radev, former air force commander.