Delyan Dobrev

Delyan Dobrev (born 1978 in <a href="/facts/Haskovo/pmzWKYFH">Haskovo</a>) is a Bulgarian politician and member of the <a href="/facts/National_Assembly_(Bulgaria)/J72LjK6l">National Assembly (Bulgaria)</a>. He was the Deputy <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Economy,_Energy_and_Tourism_(Bulgaria)/hxPWJLRm">Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy</a> under <a href="/facts/Traycho_Traykov/6lNHaaEA">Traycho Traykov</a>, succeeding him as Minister in March 2012 following an energy crisis in the country which included the termination of the <a href="/facts/Belene_Nuclear_Power_Plant/hl8rcGed">Belene Nuclear Power Plant</a> project.
Dobrev is in his ninth term as an MP from <a href="/facts/Citizens_for_European_Development_of_Bulgaria/7dFCUk8f">Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria</a>, representing <a href="/facts/Haskovo/pmzWKYFH">Haskovo</a> region. He has consistently promoted legislation for <a href="/facts/Energy_independence/zFRfNIXb">energy independence</a>. As of July 2023, he is the Chairman of the Committee on Energy in the National Assembly. Dobrev is also a member of the Executive Committee of the <a href="/facts/GERB/7dFCUk8f">GERB</a> party.
In November 2023, Dobrev held a lecture at the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Council/GewfaHYV">Atlantic Council</a> in <a href="/facts/Washington_DC/enXPK156">Washington DC</a>, where he outlined the various ways in which Russian influence has permeated politics in <a href="/facts/Eastern_Europe/f5CDGzNA">Eastern Europe</a>. Getting rid of such influences means cutting off Russian suppliers in the energy and military equipment sectors.

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Delyan Dobrev