NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

Committees and their Leaders

Economic Policy Committee Valeri Georgiev Dimitrov Chairman Date and place of of birth • 2 June 1954, Sofia Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 6 July 2001: Member, Economic Policy Committee • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Economic Policy Committee • 20 July 2001 - 7 November 2003: Member, Legal Affairs Committee • 7 November 2003: Member, Budget and Finance Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Economic Policy Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia Bulgaria Tel: (+3592) 987 90 34 Fax: (+3592) 939 32 40 Internet site:http://www.parliament.bg/Komisii/ip/ Е-mail: ikon383@nt52.parliament.bg

Budget and Finance Committee Nina Hristova Radeva Chairperson Date and place of of birth • 9 July 1955, Plovdiv Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 20 July 2001: Member, Budget and Finance Committee • 20 July 2001 – 30 April 2003: Member, Local Self-Government, Regional Policy and Urban Development Committee • 7 November 2003: Chairperson, Budget and Finance Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Budget and Finance Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+3592) 986 16 15, (+3592) 939 21 66 Fax: (+3592) 987 22 38 Е-mail: budget@nt52.parliament.bg

Legal Affairs Committee   Anelia Yordanova Mingova Chairperson Date and place of of birth • 21 December 1957 , Pleven Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 20 July 2001: Chairperson, Legal Affairs Committee • 20 July 2001: Member, Agriculture and Forestry Committee • 23 April 2003: Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Amendments to the Constitution Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Legal Affairs Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square,1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+3592) 987 76 24, (+3592) 939 35 14 Fax: (+3592) 986-10-86 Е-mail: vili@nt52.parliament.bg

Local Self-Government, Regional Policy and Urban Development Committee Remzi Durmush Osman Chairman Date and place of of birth • 12 February 1964, Kurdjali Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of Movement for Rights and Freedoms) • 5 July 2001: Deputy Chairman, Parliamentary Group of Movement for Rights and Freedoms • 20 July 2001: Member, Legal Affairs Committee • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Local Self-Government, Regional Policy and Urban Development Committee • 3 August 2001: Member, Delegation to Bulgaria-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee • 22 February 2002 – 7 June 2002: Deputy Chairman, , Delegation to Bulgaria-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee • 23 April 2003: Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Amendments to the Constitution Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Local Self-Government, Regional Policy and Urban Development Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 980 52 58, (+359 2) 939 35 75 Fax: (+359 2) 988 51 80 Е-mail:kms322@nt52.parliament.bg

Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Committee Venko Mitkov Alexandrov Chairman Date and place of of birth • 20 December 1944, Pordim Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 20 July 2001 – 3 August 2001: Member, Health Care Committee • 20 July 2001: Member, Culture Committee • 3 August 2001 – 23 July 2003: Member, Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Committee • 23 July 2003: Chairman, Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 986 11 33, (+359 2) 939 21 06 Е-mail: kvpos@parliament.bg

Internal Security and Public Order Committee Vladimir Mihailov Donchev Chairman Date and place of of birth • 12 August 1960 , Plovdiv Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 5 July 2001 – 10 July 2003: Deputy Chairman, Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second • 20 July 2001 – 14 March 2002: Member, Legal Affairs Committee • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Internal Security and Public Order Committee • 3 August 2001: Representative, Delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe • 23 April 2003: Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Amendments to the Constitution • 11 December 2003: Member, Legal Affairs Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Internal Security and Public Order Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 988 59 84, (+359 2) 939 21 09 Fax: (+359 2) 988 51 11 Internet site:http://www.parliament.bg/kns/ Е-mail: kns@nt52.parliament.bg

Agriculture and Forestry Committee Plamen Nedeltchev Mollov Chairman Date and place of of birth • 9 September 1958, Plovdiv Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Agriculture and Forestry Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Agriculture and Forestry Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 987 17 58, (+359 2) 939 32 68 Е-mail: zem412@nt52.parliament.bg

Labour and Social Policy Committee Hasan Ahmed Ademov Chairman Date and place of of birth • 24 January 1953, Isperih Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly - Member (Parliamentary Group of Movement for Rights and Freedoms) • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Labour and Social Policy Committee • 20 July 2001: Member, Health Care Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Labour and Social Policy Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 988 17 93, (+359 2) 939 22 45, (+359 2) 939 22 51 Fax: (+359 2) 986 1523 Е-mail: 410arl@nt52.parliament.bg

Education and Science Committee Asen Lyubenov Durmishev Chairman Date and place of of birth • 10 February 1938, Mokresh Village Parliamentary career • 12 September 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 31 October 2001: Member, Labour and Social Policy Committee • 14 March 2002: Chairman, Education and Science Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Education and Science Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 986 27 28, (+359 2) 939 34 77 Fax: (+359 2) 939 38 45 Internet site: http://www.parliament.bg/Komisii/kon/ Е-mail:121kon@nt52.parliament.bg

Health Care Committee Atanas Dimitrov Shterev Chairman Date and place of of birth • 3 April 1945, Purvomai Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Health Care Committee • 3 October 2002: Member, Combating Corruption Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Health Care Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 987 15 31, (+359 2) 939 21 86 Fax: (+359 2) 987 87 68 Internet site: http://www1.parliament.bg/Komisii/z/ Е-mail:475der@nt52.parliament.bg

Children, Youth and Sports Affairs Committee Alexander Manolov Pramatarski Chairman Date and place of of birth • 7 June 1963, Gotse Delchev Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Union of United Democratic Forces) • 5 July 2001 – 5 March 2004: Deputy Chairman, Parliamentary Union of United Democratic Forces • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Children, Youth and Sports Affairs Committee • 5 March 2004: Co-Chairman, Parliamentary Group of People’s Union Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Children, Youth and Sports Affairs Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 988 43 21, (+359 2) 939 30 82

Environment and Water Committee Djevdet Ibryam Chakurov Chairman Date and place of of birth • 8 August 1960, Asenovgrad Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of Movement for Rights and Freedoms) • 20 July 2001: Member, Health Care Committee • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Environment and Water Committee • 3 August 2001: Member, Permanent Delegation to Assembly of Western Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Environment and Water Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 986 27 59, (+359 2) 939 32 47 Е-mail: env422@nt52.parliament.bg

Energy Committee Vesselin Vitanov Bliznakov Chairman Date and place of of birth • 18 June 1944, Straldja Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 5 July 2001 - 15 July 2003: Deputy Chairman, Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second • 20 July 2001: Member, Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Committee • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Energy Committee • 3 August 2001: Member, Delegation to Bulgaria-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Energy Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 981 09 65 (+359 2), 939 32 01 (+359 2) 939 32 02 Fax: (+359 2) 987 50 13 Internet site: http://www.parliament.bg/Komisii/e/ Е-mail: kom_energy@nt52.parliament.bg

Culture Committee Stefan Lambov Danailov Chairman Date and place of of birth • 9 December 1942, Sofia Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of Coalition for Bulgaria) • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Culture Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Culture Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 988 22 58, (+359 2) 939 23 06 Fax: (+359 2) 980 36 50 Е-mail: 284maia@nt52.parliament.bg

Media Committee Milena Ivanova Milotinova-Koleva Chairperson Date and place of of birth • 10 September 1968, Sofia Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 20 July 2001: Member, Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Committee • 20 July 2001: Chairperson, Media Committee • 3 August 2001: Representative, Delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Media Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 986 11 89, (+359 2) 939 35 83 Е-mail: k_medii@parliament.bg

Human Rights and Religious Affairs Committee Luchezar Blagovestov Toshev Chairman Date and place of of birth • 10 October 1962, Svishtov Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Union of United Democratic Forces) 20 July 2001: Member, Environment and Water Committee20 July 2001: Chairman, Human Rights and Religious Affairs Committee 3 August 2001: Representative, Delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe 25 February 2004: Member, Parliamentary Group of Union of Democratic Forces Marital status • Single Contact details National Assembly Human Rights and Religious Affairs Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 986 27 72, (+359 2) 939 33 57 Fax: (+359 2) 987 88 59 Internet site: http://www1.parliament.bg/Komisii/pcv/default.html Е-mail: humanrights@parliament.bg

Transport and Telecommunications Committee Yordan Mirchev Mitev Chairman Date and place of of birth • 4 December 1940, Nedyalkova Grashtitsa Village Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 20 July 2001 – 10 October 2001: Member, Transport and Telecommunications Committee • 10 October 2001: Chairman, Transport and Telecommunications Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Transport and Telecommunications Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 987 7237, (+359 2) 939 25 71 Fax: (+359 2) 987 34 61 Е-mail: ktt@nt52.parliament.bg

Civil Society Affairs Committee Emil Iliev Koshloukov Chairman Date and place of of birth • 26 October 1965, Pazardjik Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 20 July 2001: Chairman, Civil Society Affairs Committee • 10 March 2004: Member, Parliamentary Group of The New Time Marital status • Single Contact details National Assembly Civil Society Affairs Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 987 10 12, (+359 2) 939 32 69, (+359 2) 939 34 67 Fax: (+359 2) 988 52 76 Е-mail: kvgo@nt52.parliament.bg

Combating Corruption Committee Kosta Georgiev Kostov Chairman Date and place of of birth • 2 January 1946, Orlov Dol Village Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 20 July 2001: Member, Agriculture and Forestry Committee • 15 May 2002: Member, Budget and Finance Committee • 3 October 2002: Chairman, Combating Corruption Committee Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Combating Corruption Committee 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square,1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 939 22 67, (+359 2) 939 22 87 Е-mail: kbk@parliament.bg

Ad Hoc Committee on Amendments to the Constitution Kamelia Metodieva Kassabova Chairperson Date and place of of birth • 24 January 1957, Sofia Parliamentary career • 5 July 2001: Member, 39th National Assembly (Parliamentary Group of National Movement Simeon the Second) • 5 July 2001: Vice President, 39th National Assembly20 July 2001 – 3 August 2001: Member, Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Committee • 20 July 2001: Member, European Integration Committee • 3 August 2001: Member, Delegation to Bulgaria-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee • 30 January 2003 – 31 March 2003: Member, Delegation to Bulgaria-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee • 23 April 2003: Chair, Ad-Hoc Committee on Amendments to the Constitution Marital status • Married Contact details National Assembly Ad Hoc Committee on Amendments to the Constitution 1 Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1169 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (+359 2) 986 26 69, (+359 2) 939 23 90, (+359 2) 939 24 90 Fax: (+359 2) 988 18 26 Internet site: http://www1.parliament.bg/Komisii/vkpk/ Е-mail: kileva@nt14.parliament.bg