Ognyan Gerdzhikov

Ognyan Stefanov Gerdzhikov (Bulgarian: Огнян Стефанов Герджиков; born 19 March 1946) is a Bulgarian politician and jurist who served as the interim Prime Minister from 27 January 2017 to 4 May 2017, following the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the failure of Bulgarian parties to form a government.^[1]

Ognyan Gerdzhikov
Огнян Герджиков
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Caretaker
In office 27 January 2017 – 4 May 2017
President	Rumen Radev
Deputy	Ilko Semerdzhiev Stefan Yanev Malina Krumova Denitsa Zlateva
Preceded by	Boyko Borisov
Succeeded by	Boyko Borisov
Chair of the National Assembly
In office 5 July 2001 – 4 February 2005
Preceded by	Yordan Sokolov
Succeeded by	Borislav Velikov
Personal details
Born	(1946-03-19) 19 March 1946 (age 79) Sofia, Bulgaria
Political party	National Movement for Stability and Progress
Other political affiliations	Reformist Bloc (one of the nominations of the Reformist Bloc for the presidential candidate in the November 2016 elections)
Alma mater	Sofia University

Biography

He is a graduate of Sofia University, beginning his career as a lecturer at its juridical faculty in 1979.^[2] Since 1994 he has been a professor of legal studies.^[3]

Between 5 July 2001 and 4 February 2005, Gerdzhikov served as the chairman of the Bulgarian Parliament.^[4] He has been a member of Parliament twice (while affiliated with NDSV).^[5][6]

Gerdzhikov is a holder of the prestigious Order of Stara Planina, receiving the distinction from former president Georgi Parvanov.^[1][5]

In addition to his native Bulgarian, Gerdzhikov is also conversant in German and Russian.^[1] His hobbies include table tennis, football, and travelling.^[1] Gerdzhikov is married and has one child.^[5]