Marin Raykov

Marin Raykov, born on December seventeenth, nineteen sixty, is a distinguished Bulgarian politician and diplomat. His career is marked by significant appointments, including his role as caretaker Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, positions he assumed on March twelfth, two thousand thirteen, under the presidency of Rosen Plevneliev.

Raykov's political journey includes serving as Deputy Foreign Minister during the administrations of Ivan Kostov from nineteen ninety-eight to two thousand one, and Boyko Borisov from two thousand nine to two thousand ten. His diplomatic expertise was further showcased when he held the position of Bulgaria's ambassador to France from two thousand ten until two thousand thirteen.

His diplomatic lineage is noteworthy; Marin Raykov is the son of Rayko Nikolov, a career diplomat himself, which perhaps influenced his own path in international relations and governance. Raykov's tenure in office concluded on May twenty-ninth, two thousand thirteen, alongside his interim deputy, Ekaterina Zakharieva.