Petar Raychev Stoychev
Positions
Birth Date: 24/10/1976 gr. Momchilgrad, Bulgaria
| National Assembly: | Elected with: | Participation in Parliamentary Groups: | Profession: | Languages: | Constituency: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 National Assembly | "PROGRESSIVE BULGARIA" 44.59% | Parliamentary Group "Progressive Bulgaria" | English, Russian | 22-СМОЛЯН |
Minister of Ministerstvo na fizicheskoto vazpitanie i sporta in the cabinet of Marin Raykov from 13 March 2013 to 29 May 2013: "Правителство на Марин Райков" (bg.wikipedia) (bg.wikipedia, oldid 12809699, in Bulgarian); Presidential Decree No. 56 of 13.03.2013 (State Gazette No. 25/2013, in Bulgarian); Decision of the National Assembly of 29.05.2013 (State Gazette No. 48/2013, in Bulgarian).
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.
Russia
- Murmansk, 2019. In March 2019 he won the 1000 m ice-swimming world title for the second time: "The Bulgarian finished in 12 minutes 10 seconds, improving his own world record in the Russian polar city of Murmansk" (our translation). — Mediapool, 16.03.2019
Corruption and scandals
- Plenary clash. On 29 July 2026 a quarrel between Petar Stoychev of Progressive Bulgaria and Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov interrupted the parliamentary session during a debate on amendments to the law concerning the special manager at Lukoil; speaker Mihaela Dotsova called a 30-minute break. — Mediapool, 29.07.2026
- Federations. In April 2013, as caretaker sports minister, Stoychev said: “none of the people who come to me talk about sport. They want either money or a facility to use for free” (our translation). He announced there would be no new contest for leasing the ministry’s facilities on Vitosha. — Mediapool, 23.04.2013
Source: profile at parliament.bg (17.10.2026). Photo: parliament.bg.
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