Veselin Metodiev

Veselin Metodiev Petrov (Bulgarian: Веселин Методиев Петров) (born 3 November 1957, in Silistra) is a Bulgarian politician, member of Parliament & deputy chairman of Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria.

He was vice-chairman of the Democratic Party (Bulgaria) from 1995 till 2001 and Member of Parliament in the 37th and 38th National Assemblies.

In 2004, he was part of a group of parliament members led by Ivan Kostov, to leave the UDF and establish a new political force, Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB), of which Veselin Metodiev was elected Vice Chairman.

He is a Member of Parliament in the 40th National Assembly since 2005, and as such also a chairman of the parliamentary State Administration Affairs Committee and member of the Budget and Finance Committee.

In 2006, he was proposed by DSB as a joined right-wing presidential candidate for the 2006 presidential elections, but lost to Nedelcho Beronov due to lack of support of the remaining right-wing political parties.