Yuliyana Plevnelieva

[2] Plevnelieva worked as a coordinator for the Bulgarian IDLO Alumni Association from August 2003 to September 2004.

[1][2] (The Plevneliev family were close friends with businessman Ivo Prokopiev, the owner of Economedia).

[2] Soon after her husband assumed the presidency, Plevnelieva left Economedia to establish her own company.

[1] During her husband's presidency, Yuliyana Plevnelieva general eschewed the role official and unofficial protocols of first lady, instead focusing on her family and career.

[1] In October 2017, Plevnelieva and Plevneliev announced their divorce after 17 years amid speculation of an affair by the former president.