Ognyan Gerdzhikov

Ognyan Gerdzhikov
Personal details
Born (1946-03-19) 19 March 1946
Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality Bulgarian
Profession Jurist, Politician

Ognyan Stefanov Gerdzhikov (Bulgarian: Огнян Стефанов Герджиков) (born 19 March 1946) is a Bulgarian politician and jurist.[1]

Biography

He is a graduate of Sofia University, beginning his career as a lecturer at its juridical faculty in 1979.[2] Since 1994 he has been a professor of legal studies.[3]

Between 5 July 2001 and 4 February 2005, Gerdzhikov served as the chairman of the Bulgarian Parliament.[4] He has been a member of Parliament twice (while affiliated with NDSV).[5][6]

Gerdzhikov is a holder of the prestigious Order of Stara Planina, receiving the distinction from president Georgi Parvanov.[1][5]

In addition to his native Bulgarian, Gerdzhikov is also conversant in German and Russian.[1] His hobbies include table tennis, football and travelling.[1] Gerdzhikov is married and has one child.[5]

References

Books
Prodanov, Vasil; Todorov, Antoniy; Avramov, Yosif; Ivanova, Vanya (2009). Българският парламент и преходът (1st ed.). Sofia: Ciela. ISBN 978-954-28-0352-2. 


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