Diana Kovacheva (Bulgarian: Диана Ковачева, born 16 July 1975) is a Bulgarian lawyer and politician, who served as justice minister from 30 November 2011 to 21 February 2013.

[1] She holds a law degree, which she received from Sofia Kliment Ohridski University.

[2][3] She was named executive director of Transparency International Bulgaria in August 2002.

[4] She was succeeded by caretaker justice minister Dragomir Yordanov.

[5] On 3 September 2019, Kovacheva was sworn in as Ombudsman of Bulgaria succeeding Maya Manolova[6] In June 2014 Diana Kovatcheva was awarded by Queen Elizabeth II with the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her tireless efforts in the fight against corruption, her work in the field of rule of law and her endeavor to bring transparency to the judiciary.