Velizar Mateev Shalamanov
Positions
Birth Date: 24/12/1961 Karlovo, Bulgaria
| National Assembly: | Elected with: | Participation in Parliamentary Groups: | Profession: | Languages: | Constituency: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 National Assembly | "DEMOCRATIC BULGARIA – UNION (Yes, Bulgaria!, Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria, Green Movement)" 11.25% | Parliamentary group "Democratic Bulgaria" | Engineer | English, Russian | 17-ПЛОВДИВ ОБЛАСТ |
| 46 National Assembly | "DEMOCRATIC BULGARIA – UNION (Yes, Bulgaria!, Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria, Green Movement)" 12.64% | Parliamentary group "Democratic Bulgaria" | Engineer, Officer | English, Russian | 17-ПЛОВДИВ ОБЛАСТ |
Minister of Defence in the cabinet of Georgi Bliznashki from 6 August 2014 to 7 November 2014: "Правителство на Георги Близнашки" (bg.wikipedia) (bg.wikipedia, oldid 12792701, in Bulgarian); Presidential Decree No. 200 of 05.08.2014 (State Gazette No. 65/2014, in Bulgarian); Decision of the National Assembly of 07.11.2014 (State Gazette No. 93/2014, in Bulgarian).
Public record
Compiled from publications and official records as of 24.10.2026. 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
- Appointed in Gyurov's caretaker cabinet. Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov appoints him deputy to the caretaker foreign minister Nadezhda Neynski, Mediapool reports, citing the foreign ministry. — Mediapool, 26 Feb 2026
Source: profile at parliament.bg (24.10.2026). Photo: parliament.bg.
45th National Assembly: profile at parliament.bg (27.10.2026).
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