Daniel Maksim Lorer (Bulgarian: Даниел Лорер; born 28 May 1976) is a Bulgarian politician who served as the first Minister of Innovation and Growth of Bulgaria in the Petkov Government and is currently a Member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria.

His mother is a microelectronics engineer and a European bridge champion, while his father is a mathematician, lecturer at Sofia University and entrepreneur.

[1] He graduated in computer science and business administration from Tel Aviv University.

He has worked and lived in Sofia, Tel Aviv, Brussels, Zürich and Barcelona and speaks English, Hebrew, French, Russian and some German.

He served as the first Minister of Innovation and Growth in the Petkov Government (13 December 2021 - 2 August 2022).