Asen Vasilev

Asen Vaskov Vasilev (Bulgarian: Асен Васков Василев; born 9 September 1977) is a Bulgarian politician, economist, and entrepreneur who served in 2013 as Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism in the caretaker government of Marin Raykov and as Minister of Finance from 12 May 2021, to 16 September 2021, in the caretaker government of Stefan Yanev. He is the co-leader of We Continue the Change, a political party he co-founded with Kiril Petkov.[1]

Asen Vasilev
Асен Василев
Vasilev in 2013
Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Assumed office
13 December 2021
Serving with Kalina Konstantinova, Korneliya Ninova, Grozdan Karadzhov and Borislav Sandov
Prime MinisterKiril Petkov
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
13 December 2021
Prime MinisterKiril Petkov
Preceded byValery Beltchev
In office
12 May 2021 – 16 September 2021
Prime MinisterStefan Yanev
Preceded byKiril Ananiev
Succeeded byValery Beltchev
Co-Leader of We Continue the Change
Assumed office
19 September 2021
Serving with Kiril Petkov
Preceded byPosition established
Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism
In office
13 March 2013 – 29 May 2013
Prime MinisterMarin Raykov
Preceded byDelyan Dobrev
Succeeded byDragomir Stoynev
Personal details
Born
Asen Vaskov Vasilev

(1977-09-09) 9 September 1977
Haskovo, Bulgaria
Political partyWe Continue the Change
Alma materHarvard University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • economist
  • entrepreneur

Childhood and Education

He was born on September 9, 1977, in Haskovo. He graduated in Economics from Harvard University, then specialized in Business Administration and Law.[2][3]

Professional career

He is a co-founder and president of Everbeard, an airline ticket pricing company. It is partly funded by the Singapore National Research Fund and the first Skype investor.[4]

He was the co-founder and director of the Centre for Economic Strategy and Competitiveness. He is a lecturer in the Program for Economic Growth and Development, a branch of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski” and with the Centre for Strategy and Competitiveness of Harvard Business School.[5]

From 1999 to 2004 he worked as a consultant for Monitor Group in the USA, Canada, Europe, and South Africa. He managed marketing and strategic development projects for large international companies in the fields of telecommunications, energy, mining, insurance, and several major consumer goods manufacturers.[6]

Political career

In 2013 he was Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism in the caretaker government of Marin Raykov. From 12 May to 16 September 2021, he was Minister of Finance in the caretaker government of Stefan Yanev.

On 19 September 2021, together with Kiril Petkov, he presented his new political project "We continue the change".[7][8] He was the leader of the party list in Haskovo and Sofia 23 for the 2021 Bulgarian general election on 14 November.[9]

References
  1. Nick Thorpe (17 November 2021). "Bulgarian election: Kiril Petkov, Assen Vassilev, a battle-bus and a brand new party". BBC.
  2. "Кой е Асен Василев - служебен министър на финансите - България". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. Евроком, Телевизия. "Кой е служебният финансов министър Асен Василев". Телевизия Евроком (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. "Кой е служебният финансов министър Асен Василев". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. "Who Is Who: Bulgaria's Caretaker Economy Minister Assen Vassilev - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. "Информационна Агенция "Фокус"". Информационна Агенция "Фокус" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. Стоянов, Михаил (19 September 2021). "Политическото напрежение: след заплахи шефът на приходната агенция вече е с охрана". Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Кирил Петков и Асен Василев правят партия? Да обобщим фактите. | DW | 30.08.2021". DW.COM (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  9. "За Нас - Продължаваме Промяната заедно". Продължаваме Промяната. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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