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Maria Gabriel
Maria Gabriel is a Bulgarian politician who has served in various prominent roles in both Bulgarian and European politics.
She worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Political Sciences in Bordeaux, France, from 2004 to 2008. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/129641/MARIA_GABRIEL In July 2009, Gabriel was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing the GERB party. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/129641/MARIA_GABRIEL She was re-elected as an MEP in 2014 and 2019. In June 2014, she was elected Vice-President of the European People’s Party (EPP), a position she held until 2017. She was afterward re-elected as First Vice-President of the EPP in 2017. https://www.eppgroup.eu/persons/maria-gabriel
From July 7, 2017, to December 1, 2019, Gabriel served as European Commissioner for the Digital economy and Society under President Jean-Claude Juncker. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/past-commissions/juncker-commission/members/maria-gabriel_en On December 1, 2019, she was appointed as European Commissioner for innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth in the von der Leyen Commission, retaining this role until 2023. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2019-2024/maria-gabriel_en
In early 2023,Gabriel resigned as European Commissioner to become GERB’s candidate for Prime Minister of Bulgaria. Following the April 2023 parliamentary elections, GERB and the “We Continue the Change-Democratic bulgaria” (PP-DB) coalition agreed on a rotational goverment. As part of this agreement, Maria Gabriel became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov in june 2023. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/bulgaria-approves-new-govt-under-rotating-premiership-2023-06-09/ In March 2024, Denkov’s government lost a vote of no confidence, triggering a snap election.[https://wwweuronewscom/2024/03/20/bulgaria[https://wwweuronewscom/2024/03/20/bulgaria
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