Rumen Rashev

Rumen Georgiev Rashev (Bulgarian: Румен Георгиев Рашев; born 26 March 1955) is a Bulgarian politician of the Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) who was the mayor of Veliko Tarnovo between 1999 and 2011.

At that time, Veliko Tarnovo was still part of the Lovech region.

On February 1, 1999, Veliko Tarnovo became a province and Rashev became the governor of the new district.

In March 2012, the Veliko Tarnovo Court of Appeal sentenced him to three years in prison.

In October 2013, the Plovdiv Court of Appeals again issued a conviction against Rashev, serving a suspended sentence of 2 years.