Iva Miteva Yordanova-Rupcheva (born 25 October 1972) is a Bulgarian lawyer and politician who was the Speaker of the 45th National Assembly and the 46th National Assembly.
Iva Miteva | |
|---|---|
| Ива Митева | |
.jpg) Miteva in 2021 | |
| Chairperson of the National Assembly | |
| In office 21 July 2021 – 16 September 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Nikola Minchev |
| In office 15 April 2021 – 12 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tsveta Karayancheva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1972 Razgrad, People's Republic of Bulgaria |
| Citizenship | Bulgarian |
| Political party | There Is Such a People |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Early life and education
editMiteva was born in Razgrad on October 25, 1972 and graduated from Sofia University in 1996.[1][2] She is undertaking a doctoral thesis through the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.[1]
Career
editMiteva began her career at the Ministry of Justice in 1998.[2] She worked for the Committee on Legal Affairs before leading the Parliament's EU Legislature and Law Directorate.[3] She has been involved in writing parliamentary rules, drafting changes to the Electoral Code and proposing amendments to the Constitution.[1][2] She is also a lecturer at the New Bulgarian University in the Department of Law.[1][2]
Miteva is a member of the There Is Such A People party and was elected to the National Assembly in 2020 as one of 23 members for the constituency in Sofia.[2] She was elected Speaker of the 45th National Assembly on 15 April 2021, at the first session of Parliament after the April 4 election at which no party won the majority needed to form government on its own.[4] Miteva was elected by what President Rumen Radev called a "fragmented" parliament expressing voters' desire for change[4] with 163 votes in favour and 75 abstentions, all from the GERB Party who voted for their own candidate and former Speaker Tsveta Karayancheva.[5][6] Miteva said that "transparency and accountability" must be the guiding principles for the Assembly, quoting Bulgarian National Revival figure Todor Ikonomov.[1] Miteva is the third woman to hold the position of Speaker.[3] In the second sitting of the new assembly, Miteva presided over a vote to approve the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's government.[7]
On 21 July 2021 she was reelected as Speaker of the 46th National Assembly.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Iva Miteva of There Is Such a People Elected Chair of 45th National Assembly". BTA Bulgarian News Agency. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Who Is Iva Miteva, New President of Bulgarian Parliament". Novinite. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Iva Miteva elected as Speaker of 45th National Assembly". Europost. 15 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Bulgaria: President to consult parties on forming new govt". Waco Tribune-Herald. 15 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Iva Miteva is the new President of National Assembly". Radio Bulgaria. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Bulgaria: Iva Miteva-Rupcheva appointed new Parliamentary Speaker". Independent Balkan News Agency. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Bulgaria's new National Assembly votes resignation of Borissov's government". Sofia Globe. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Iva Miteva from ITN Еlected National Assembly President Оnce Мore". Sofia, Bulgaria: Novinite.com. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.