site.btaUPDATED Council of Ministers to Propose Miroslav Rashkov for Interior Ministry Secretary General

The Council of Ministers will propose Miroslav Rashkov for Interior Ministry Secretary General, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov told journalists in Kostinbrod on Tuesday.

Miroslav Rashkov is currently acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Interior. The Council of Ministers’ proposal, following approval from President Rumen Radev, is based on the work of the professional leadership of the Ministry of Interior, the political neutrality of Miroslav Rashkov, and his potential to lead the structures within the Ministry of Interior, staying away from political disputes, explained Zhelyazkov.

“We are still waiting for the President to rule on the proposal for the head of the State Agency for National Security (SANS),” the Prime Minister said.

The Council of Ministers will also propose ambassadors on Wednesday, Zhelyazkov added.

With regard to the ambassadors, preliminary consultation with the President is planned before the Government makes its proposals, with the aim of synchronizing the views of the President and the Government on the country's foreign policy through the ambassadors, explained Zhelyazkov. “We sent the names to the presidential institution a long time ago. The good news is that the President has approved these names and tomorrow, with a decision of the Council of Ministers, we will officially propose them to him,” the Prime Minister said.

The Government will make a proposal for an ambassador to the US tomorrow, Rosen Zhelyazkov said in connection with Monday's statement by President Rumen Radev that there is still no name for an ambassador to Washington DC. “The ambassadors were finally agreed upon last week as a package, as it should be, but with compromises on my part, because I am still waiting for their proposals for key capitals such as Washington,” the President said on Monday, adding that it is not just the US capital. The head of State also said that this week there will be a permanent secretary general of the Ministry of Interior.

Radev has already stated that by the end of the month he will announce his decision on the proposals made by the executive branch within the framework of the consultation procedure for appointments in the security sector.

Biography of Miroslav Rashkov

Miroslav Rashkov was born on December 9, 1972, in Shumen, indicates the Ministry of Interior website.

He graduated with a degree in economics from the University of Veliko Tarnovo and holds a master's degree in business administration. He has completed training and professional development courses at the Ministry of Interior Academy. He has also completed training at ILEA.

He was appointed to the Ministry of Interior in 2006. Until 2013, he was an investigator and head of a group in the Economic Police and Criminal Police sectors at the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Veliko Tarnovo. He then continued his career at the General Directorate of the National Police, initially as an investigator, then as head of sector and subsequently as head of the Economic Police Department. From 2017 to 2022, he was with the Criminal Police at the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior  in Sofia, and from 2022 to 2023, he was head of the Money Laundering Sector at the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime at the Ministry of Interior.

Since July 12, 2023, he has been Deputy Director of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime. On August 27, 2024, he was appointed Director of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime.

He has received numerous distinctions and awards from the Ministry of Interior, including the Medal of Honour and the Honorary Badge of the Ministry of Interior, Third Class, the Honorary Badge of the Ministry of Interior, Second Class, letters of appreciation, commendations, and individual cash awards.

By order of the Minister of the Interior dated February 20, 2025, he was appointed Deputy Secretary General.