Veselin Vuchkov

Veselin Borislavov Vuchkov (Bulgarian: Веселин Бориславов Вучков), born 26 December 1968, is a Bulgarian politician and jurist, who served as the Minister of Interior of Bulgaria as part of the Second Borisov Government until 11 March 2015.

[1] Vuchkov graduated from the juridical faculty of Sofia University in 1994 and also earned a Doctor of Law degree in 2003.

He has been employed in the Ministry of Interior Academy and as a lecturer at various universities throughout Bulgaria.

[2] On 31 July 2009, he was appointed as deputy Minister of Interior in the First Borisov Cabinet, stepping down on 13 March 2013.

[4] On 7 November 2014, Vuchkov assumed his duties as Minister of Interior of Bulgaria, succeeding Yordan Bakalov.