Meglena Plugchieva
Meglena Pluglichieva | |
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Меглена Плугличиева | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
| In office 24 April 2008 – 27 July 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Sergei Stanishev |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Vasilev Lydia Shuleva Kostadin Paskalev |
| Succeeded by | Tsvetan Tsvetanov Simeon Djankov |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 31 May 2012 | |
| Constituency | 19th MMC – Ruse |
| In office 12 January 1995 – 19 April 2001 | |
| Deputy Minister of Environment and Water | |
| Prime Minister | Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
| Minister | Kostadin Paskalev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1956 Balchik, PR Bulgaria |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | BSP (until 2012) |
| Alma mater | Forestry-Technical University |
| Occupation | |
Meglena Plugchieva is a former Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister, ambassador and member of the Bulgarian National Assembly from the Socialist Party. She was Ambassador to Montenegro from 2019 to 2022.
“Iron Meggy” was recalled from Germany in 2008 “to clean up widespread corruption and misuse of European Union funds.”
She has a degree in forest management and environmental studies at the University of Forestry, Sofia.
Puglicheva was appointed as a Foreign Policy advisor to Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev in 2024. On the 24th of April, Pluglicheva resigned from her position. Pluglicheva justified her decision by referencing Glavchev's decision to assume the position of Foreign Minister along with his duties as Prime Minister, which she opposed.