Mariyana Nikolova (born 16 September 1975) is a Bulgarian politician was the country's Minister for Tourism from July 2020 to May 2021 and Deputy Prime Minister from November 2018 to May 2021.

[1] Nikolova was a lawyer with the Sofia Bar Association and was involved in drafting administrative legislation.

[1] In May 2017, Nikolova became chief of staff to the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Demographic Policy.

[1] On 21 November 2018 Nikolova was elected Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Demographic Policy by the National Assembly after the resignation of Valeri Simeonov.

[3] On 24 July 2020, she was also appointed Minister of Tourism,[1] the first time this portfolio has been held at such a high level.