Temenuzhka Petkova

Temenuzhka Petkova (Bulgarian: Теменужка Петкова) is a Bulgarian politician who is currently the Minister of Finance of Bulgaria.^[1] A member of the GERB party, she previously served as the Minister of Energy from 2014 to 2017 and then from 2017 to 2021.^[2][1]

Temenuzhka Petkova
Теменужка Петкова
Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 January 2025
Prime Minister	Rosen Zhelyazkov
Preceded by	Lyudmila Petkova
Member of the National Assembly
In office 21 July 2021 – 16 January 2025
Constituency	28th MMC - Targovishte
Minister of Energy
In office 4 May 2017 – 12 May 2021
Prime Minister	Boyko Borisov
Preceded by	Nikolai Pavlov
Succeeded by	Andrey Zhivkov
In office 7 November 2014 – 27 January 2017
Prime Minister	Boyko Borisov
Preceded by	Vasil Shtonov
Succeeded by	Nikolai Pavlov
Personal details
Born	Temenuzhka Petkova Petkova (1967-01-18) 18 January 1967 (age 58) Sofia, PR Bulgaria
Political party	GERB
Education	University of National and World Economy
Occupation	Politician accountant

Early life

Petkova was born on 18 January 1967 in the then People's Republic of Bulgaria.^[3] She first graduated from the University of National and World Economy with a master's degree in accounting and control.^[3] Afterward, she went through training in the field of international audits in the public sector through the Ministries of Finance of Ireland and Great Britain and state financial inspection through the Ministry of Finance of Portugal.^[3]

Career

After completing her education, from 1992 to 2000 she held the positions of financial auditor and a financial expert in the Department of State Financial Control in Sofia.^[4] She then set up a company called ТЕМЕНУГА 2001 in May 2000 that was focused on accounting and consultancy to individuals and businesses.^[5] While doing this she also continued to work in the State Financial Control agency as a state international auditor. eventually in 2007, moving to the Public Financial Inspection Inspector.^[4] There, in 2007, she became director of the organization and performance of inspection activities for the directorate.^[4]

Ministerial roles

During her mandate as Minister of Energy, she participated in the agreement of an extension of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline through Bulgaria.^[6] After signing it, the pipeline agreements fell apart after GERB and Boyko Borisov fell out of power, and the government under Kiril Petkov attempted to steer away from Russia.^[6]