Philip Dimitrov
| Philip Dimitrov | |
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| 42nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
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In office 8 November 1991 – 29 December 1992 |
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| President | Zhelyu Zhelev |
| Preceded by | Dimitar Popov |
| Succeeded by | Lyuben Berov |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
31 March 1955 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Political party |
Green Party of Bulgaria(later part of UDF) Union of Democratic Forces (1990–July 2008) |
| Spouse(s) | Elena Dimitrova, MD |
| Alma mater | University of Sofia |
Philip Dimitrov Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Филип Димитров Димитров) (born 31 March 1955) is a Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister of Bulgaria for the short period 1991-1992, MP in the 36th (1991-1994), 37th (1994-1997) and the 40th (2005-2007) National Assembly, and MEP from January 2007 to May 2007.
Dimitrov was born in Sofia. He graduated from the First English High School, Sofia, in 1973 and later he graduated with a law degree from Sofia University in 1977, and then undertook further study in the field of individual and group psychotherapy using the psycho-dynamic approach. He worked as an attorney in Sofia between 1979 and 1990, serving as Secretary of the Bulgarian Attorneys' Union from 1989 onwards. Bulgarian media had suggested that his office served as a Communist-era secret police hideout. He reacted immediately by giving the first order, in spite of reluctance from his allies, to reveal information on each citizen request about whether there was any data of his/her links with the secret police.
Dimitrov was active in the Union of Democratic Forces, a broad coalition against continued rule by the Bulgarian Communist Party, serving as vice-president of the Green Party. He became a member of its 'National Coordination Council' in 1990, and was its chair from December that year until December 1994. He has been a member of the Executive Council of the UDF since February 1997. In 1999, Philip Dimitrov received the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom.
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