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Delyan Dobrev
Bulgarian politician
Delyan Dobrev (born 1978 in Haskovo) is a Bulgarian politician and member of the National Assembly (Bulgaria). He was the Deputy Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy under Traycho Traykov, succeeding him as Minister in March 2012 following an energy crisis in the country which included the termination of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project.[1][2]
Dobrev is in his ninth term as an MP from Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, representing Haskovo region.[3] He has consistently promoted legislation for energy independence. As of July 2023, he is the Chairman of the Committee on Energy in the National Assembly.[4] Dobrev is also a member of the Executive Committee of the GERB party.[5]
In November 2023, Dobrev held a lecture at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, where he outlined the various ways in which Russian influence has permeated politics in Eastern Europe.[6] Getting rid of such influences means cutting off Russian suppliers in the energy and military equipment sectors.[7]