Lilyana Pavlova Nikolova (Bulgarian: Лиляна Павлова Николова) (born December 6, 1977) is a Bulgarian politician from the GERB party who served as Minister of Regional Development and Public Works in Boyko Borisov's first and second cabinet and as Minister of Bulgaria's Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Borisov's third cabinet.

Her next big step was in August 2009 when she was appointed Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works.

This made her responsible for Directorates in charge of the management of European Union funds and programs.

On September 9, 2011, she became Minister of Regional Development and Public Works in Boyko Borisov's first government.

[4] She served as Minister of Bulgaria's Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Borisov's third government.