Ivan Yordanov Kostov
Иван Йорданов Костов

Term of office:	May 21, 1997 - July 24, 2001
Preceded by:	Stefan Sofiyanski
Succeeded by:	Simeon Sakskoburggotski
Date of Birth:	December 23, 1949
Place of Birth:	Sofia
Spouse:	Elena Kostova

Ivan Yordanov Kostov (born December 23, 1949 in Sofia) was Prime Minister of Bulgaria from May 1997 to July 2001 and leader of the Union of Democratic Forces between December 1994 and July 2001. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (693x718, 132 KB)Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Ivan Kostov. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Stefan Antonov Sofiyanski (born 7 November 1951 in Sofia) has been a leading member of the Union of Democratic Forces in Bulgaria and served as interim Prime Minister in 1997. ... Simeon Sakskoburggotski as Prime Minister of Bulgaria Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski (Симеон Сакскобурготски), formerly Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, (born June 16, 1937) was the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, and is the current Prime Minister of Bulgaria. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: sofia. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: sofia. ... Prime Ministers, 1879-1946 Todor Stoyanov Burmov 17 July 1879 - 6 December 1879 Archbishop Kliment Turnovski 6 December 1879 - 5 April 1880 Dragan Kiriakov Tsankov 5 April - 10 December 1880 Petko Karavelov 10 December 1880 - 9 May 1881 Johann Casimir Ernrot 9 May - 13 July 1881 Prince Alexander 13 July... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgarian: Съюз на демократичните сили, Saiuz na demokratichnite sili) is a political party in Bulgaria, founded in December 1989 as a union of eleven political ogranizations in opposition to the Communist government. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Kostov graduated in Economics from the University for National and World Economy in Sofia in 1974, and later earned a Ph.D. in Mathematical Modeling of Economic Processes from the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". He worked as associated professor in the Sofia Technical University and only entered politics after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, becoming an economic expert for the Union of Democratic Forces in 1990. His political career began as Member of Parliament in the 7th Grand National Assembly in 1990 (he has been re-elected to Parliament ever since) and he went on to become Bulgaria's Finance Minister in the two consecutive governments of Dimitar Popov (December 1990 - October 1991) and Filip Dimitrov (November 1991-December 1992). Economics (from the Greek οίκος [oikos], family, household, estate, and νομος [nomos], custom, law, hence household management and management of the state) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... The main entrance of the university building The Saint Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University (Sofiiski Universitet Sveti Kliment Ohridski) (Софийски университет Св. Климент Охридски) is the oldest and most significant modern higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1st October 1888. ... Remnant of the Berlin Wall near Potsdamer Platz, June 2003. ... Filip Dimitrov (born 31 March 1955) is a Bulgarian politician. ...

Kostov was elected chairman of the UDF in 1994 and after winning the May 1997 elections became Bulgaria's Prime Minister, his cabinet being the first Bulgarian post-communist government to serve its full 4-year term, despite having to carry with painful economic reforms. He is often credited for turning around his country's fortunes and establishing a path towards Bulgaria's complete integration with the West. Under his government, long-delayed economic reforms were carried out, privatization of state-owned enterprises was carried on a large scale (this privatization was widely alleged to have been carried out in an incompetent way and harmful to the country's future financial situation) and the country started long-sought accession talks with the European Union (set for membership as of January 1, 2007). 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

However, reformist policies led to increased unemployment, which combined with serious and widespread allegations of corruption in his cabinet and people close to him resulted in a June 2001 election loss to the National Movement for Simeon II. Kostov resigned as chair of the UDF and eventually left the party to estbalish his own political force, the Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria. Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Bulgarian political parties | Liberal parties ... The Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (Demokrati za Silna Balgarija) is a political party in Bulgaria established by former Bulgarian Prime Minister Ivan Kostov (1997-2001). ...