site.btaCouncil of Ministers Appoints 2 Deputy Ministers in Interior, Finance Ministry

Ivelina Dundakova has been appointed Deputy Minister of the Interior, the press centre of the Council of Ministers said on Wednesday. Dundakova is a long-serving employee of the Interior Ministry. She is currently head of the Regional Cooperation and International Organizations Department in the EU and International Cooperation Directorate and was previously a senior expert in the Analysis and Policies Directorate at the Interior Ministry. Ivelina Dundakova has held the position of Advisor to the National Counter-Terrorism and Security Coordinator under the Ministry of Justice and Security in the Netherlands. She has also worked as a risk analyst at the Tax Office of the Ministry of Finance in the Netherlands. She holds a degree in International Relations and Security Issues from Sofia University and "Management, Economics and Law" at "Inholland University" in Rotterdam.

Milena Raykova has been appointed Deputy Minister of Finance as of August 1. Before taking up the post, she worked at the Bulgarian National Audit Office - she was an advisor to the President and a senior expert at the same institution. Raykova worked as a financial controller at the Bulgarian National Television and as a chief financial inspector at the State Financial Inspection Agency. She also has extensive experience in the private financial and insurance sector and holds a Master's degree in Finance and Credit from the University of National and World Economy - Sofia. She has a Master's degree in Economics and Finance and a Master's degree in Finance and Credit.