Meglena Plugchieva

Meglena Plugchieva is a former Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister, ambassador and member of the Bulgarian National Assembly from the Socialist Party.^[1] She was Ambassador to Montenegro from 2019 to 2022.^[2]

Meglena Pluglichieva
Меглена Плугличиева
Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office 24 April 2008 – 27 July 2009 Serving with Ivaylo Kalfin, Emel Etem Toshkova and Daniel Valchev
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	(1956-02-12) 12 February 1956 (age 69) Balchik, PR Bulgaria
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	BSP (until 2012)
Alma mater	Forestry-Technical University [bg]
Occupation	Politician Diplomat

“Iron Meggy” was recalled from Germany in 2008 “to clean up widespread corruption and misuse of European Union funds.”^[3]

She has a degree in forest management and environmental studies at the University of Forestry, Sofia.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6]