Nikolay Naydenov Naydenov
Positions
Minister of Justice 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.
- The Judicial Council and the anti-corruption commission. He was chief secretary of the anti-corruption commission KPKONPI, chief secretary of the Supreme Judicial Council (2019–2020) and head of its legal department (2018–2019). — Mediapool, 07.05.2026
- Casting for the Judicial Council. Former acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov complained to Prime Minister Radev that Naydenov holds "a kind of casting" of candidates for the Council's professional quota (our translation), meeting them in his office and in the office of a private company in Lozenets. Naydenov denies it and says he will sue Sarafov. — News.bg, 24.09.2026
- Tsatsarov. Nikolay Denkov (PP) stated that the minister is connected to former Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov. — News.bg, 09.05.2026
Sources: decision of the National Assembly of 08.05.2026; biography and photo: gov.bg (17.10.2026).
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