Balgarianovinite.com Nataliya Efremova and Rumyana Petkova have been appointed Deputy Ministers of Labour and Social Policy by order of caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov, the Ministry’s press centre announced on Monday. Both have extensive experience in social policy, labour, and employment, having held various leadership positions within the Ministry.
Natalia Efremova is a lawyer with a Master’s Degree in Economics from St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia and experience in managing European funds and programmes. She has served as a Director of the Programme and Project Management Directorate at the Ministry of Health. Efremova held the office of a Deputy Chief Director of the European Funds, International Projects and Programmes Directorate General at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy from 2009 to 2012, after which she was the Chief Director of the same directorate since 2016.
Rumyana Petkova has long-standing experience in social assistance, social services, and child protection. She began her career as a social worker at the Social Assistance Agency in 2005 and advanced through expert and leadership positions. From 2010 to 2017, she was the Director of the Regional Directorate for Social Assistance, Blagoevgrad. From November 2017 to July 2023, she held the position of Executive Director of the Agency. She also worked at the National Insurance Institute. Petkova has Master’s Degrees in Public Administration and Finance. Nataliya Efremova and Rumyana Petkova Appointed Deputy Ministers of Labour and Social Policy 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-23 13:56:52 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law