Chairman of the National Commission

Mr. Grozdan Karadjov, Deputy Prime Minister,
Minister of Transport and Communications,
Chairman of the TRACECA National Commission in Bulgaria

Ministry of of Transport and Communications
Address:9, Diakon Ignatyi Street, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria

Please find below a short CV of Minister Karadjov:

Grozdan Karadjov graduated from the First English Language High School in Sofia and law from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". He was the chairman of the Independent Student Association at the Faculty of Law of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and co-chairman of the Federation of Independent Student Associations. Co-founder and national coordinator of the Bulgarian Association for Fair Elections.

From 1990 to 1995, he worked at the Open Society Foundation - Sofia, where he successively held the positions of program coordinator, general secretary, and program director.

In the period 1996 - 2011 he was the Secretary General of the Committee on Posts and Telecommunications, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of BTC.

In the period 1998 - 2003 he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Bulgarian Post Bank and a member of the Board of Directors of RILA SOLUTIONS.

From 2001 to 2004, he was the executive director of the Democracy Foundation. Founder of the Maria's World Foundation and a long-time active donor.

He was a member of the National Assembly in the 43rd and 49th. He served as Chairman of the Committee on Transport, Information Technology and Communications from November 2014 to December 2015.

From December 2021 to June 2022, he was Deputy Prime Minister for Regional Development and Public Works and Minister of Regional Development and Public Works.

He was born on December 14, 1966 in the city of Stara Zagora. Married, with four children. He speaks English and Russian.

https://www.mtc.government.bg/bg/page/grozdan-karadzhov