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Stefan Yanev was born on 1 March, 1960 in Popovitsa, Plovdiv, PR Bulgaria, is a Bulgarian politician and brigadier general. Discover Stefan Yanev's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
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Stefan Yanev Height, Weight & Measurements
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Stefan Yanev Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Stefan Yanev worth at the age of 64 years old? Stefan Yanev’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from Bulgaria. We have estimated Stefan Yanev's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Stefan Dinchev Yanev (Стефан Динчев Янев; born 1 March 1960) is a retired Bulgarian Army Brigade general and a politician.
He was from 12 May to 13 December 2021 acting deputy prime minister, acting minister of defense and caretaker government Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
He was born on 1 March 1960 in the Popovitsa, Plovdiv Province.
In 1979, he graduated from the Technical High School of Electrical Engineering in Plovdiv.
Yanev graduated from the artillery military school in Shumen (now a faculty of the Vasil Levski National Military University) and began building a career in the army in 1983, when he was appointed commander of an artillery platoon in Asenovgrad.
Yanev was a commander of rocket artillery division in the 4th Army Artillery Regiment in Asenovgrad (1993–1996).
Between 1996 and 1998 he was a senior expert in the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Defense.
He worked as an analysis officer at the PfP Coordination Group's Planning and Programming Department in Belgium (1998–2000).
From 2000 to 2001 he was a senior assistant chief in the Strategic Planning Department of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Army.
Between 2001 and 2002 he was a state expert in the Euro-Atlantic Integration Directorate in the Ministry of Defense.
Until 2004 he was head of a department in the Euro-Atlantic Integration Directorate in the Ministry of Defense.
Yanev graduated from the National Defense University in Washington.
From 2005 to 2007, he was Head of the Transformation Department at the NATO Counter-Terrorism Center in Ankara.
From 2007–2010, he was the Director of the Defense Policy Directorate at the Ministry of Defense.
On 1 July 2009, he was appointed Director of the Security and Defense Policy Directorate and awarded the rank of Brigadier General.
On 3 May 2010 he was appointed Director of the Defense Policy Directorate, effective as of 25 May On 24 February 2011 he was relieved of his post, serving later as the military attaché to the United States.
On 2 May 2014, he became the head of the Vasil Levski National Military University.
He was relieved on the ninth of the following month, as well as dismissed from military service, as of 9 June 2014.
From 27 January to 4 May 2017 he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Republic of Bulgaria in the caretaker government of Ognyan Gerdzhikov, and subsequently Secretary of Security and Defense of President Rumen Radev.
He was appointed to the post of Prime Minister of Bulgaria by President Rumen Radev on 12 May 2021, succeeding Boyko Borisov.
He headed consequently two governments, the first from May to September and the second from September to December.
Stefan Yanev is the first caretaker Prime Minister in Bulgarian history to stay on in that role at the head of two consecutive caretaker governments.
He also became the first Prime Minister in modern Bulgarian history to serve as the head of government for two consecutive terms, albeit in a caretaker capacity.
Yanev was dismissed from his post as Minister of Defense by Petkov, because the latter had introduced a political taboo on the use of Russian narratives, including the "special operation" label favoured by Vladimir Putin to refer to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Yanev, who declared following Putin that it is not "war" in Ukraine but a "military operation", was dismissed on 1 March, a week after the start of the invasion.
After being ousted as defence minister, Yanev became critical of the government and founded his own party named Bulgarian Rise on 5 May.
He also assumed the role as leader of the party.