Katya Georgieva Ivkova
Positions
Minister of Health since 8 May 2026: elected by the 52nd National Assembly (decision, State Gazette No. 43/2026).
Public record
Compiled from publications and official records as of 18.10.2026. Every statement links to its source; claims made by others are marked as such, with who makes them. Quotations in English are our translation.
Other
- The reform and the resignations. Her report on merging bodies and cutting 440 posts by 2028 met open resistance; the Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev resigned. — Mediapool, 01.09.2026 She said she had signals that Kunchev influenced a public procurement; Kunchev replied: "Untrue claims and manipulative insinuations" (our translation). — Sega, 02.09.2026
- Replacements. She replaced four of the five board members of the state vaccine maker Bul Bio and the management of the National Children's Hospital company; the removed CEO Desislava Malinova said this was "contrary to the Public Enterprises Act" (our translation). — Mediapool, 28.07.2026; bTV, 01.09.2026
Sources: decision of the National Assembly of 08.05.2026; biography and photo: gov.bg (17.10.2026).
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