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Stefan Vodenicharov

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Stefan Vodenicharov
Minister of Education and Science
In office
6 February 2013 – 13 March 2013
Prime MinisterBoyko Borisov
Preceded bySergei Ignatov
Succeeded byNikolay Miloshev
Personal details
Born(1944-09-01)1 September 1944
Sofia, Bulgaria
Died8 June 2020(2020-06-08) (aged 75)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Alma materTechnical University
OccupationEngineer, Academician

Stefan M. Vodenicharov (1 September 1944 – 8 June 2020) was president of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Minister of Education, Youth and Science.

Education and career

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Vodenicharov was born on 1 September 1944, in Sofia.[1] He graduated from the Technical University, Sofia with a degree in metal technology and then got his Ph.D. in 1974.[2] In 1991 Vodenicharov became a professor and in 2004 became corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS).[1] On 3 December 2012, following the death of Stefan Dodunekov, Vodenicharov was elected as BAS President.[1] He also served as Deputy Director and Head of the Academician Angel Balevski Institute of Metal Science Equipment and Technologies with the Center for Hydro and Aerodynamics at BAS and a Member of the Managing Board of the Bulgarian Industrial Association.[2] As President of the BAS, Vodenicharov had participated in a forum on innovation meeting, held at BAS between Bulgaria and Israel.[3] He became Minister of Education, Youth and Science in the Cabinet of Boyko Borisov on 6 February 2013, succeeding Sergei Ignatov. The government fell shortly afterwards on 20 February 2013.[4]

He died on 8 June 2020.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Who Is Who: Bulgaria's New Education Minister Stefan Vodenicharov". Novinite. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Stefan Vodenicharov". Bulgarian Industrial Association. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "The President of BAS Acad. Stefan Vodenicharov took part in a Bulgarian-Israeli forum on innovation". Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Stefan Vodenicharov, formerly Bulgaria's Education Minister, dies aged 75". The Sofia Globe. 9 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.
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