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Volen Siderov

Politician

Volen Siderov is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Volen Nikolov Siderov · Volen Siderov · Wolen Siderow · Волен Николов Сидеров · Волен Сидеров · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Volen Nikolov Siderov · Volen Siderov · Volen Siderow · Wolen Nikolow Siderow · Wolen Siderow · 9 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Siderow · Сидеров · 沃伦·西德罗夫				[sources]
Birth date	1956-04-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Yambol				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Bulgaria				[sources]
Country	Bulgaria				[sources]
Citizenship	Bulgaria				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q351040				[sources]
Position	National Assembly (member, 2005-2009) · National Assembly (member, 2009-2013) · National Assembly (member, 2013-2014) · National Assembly (member, 2014-2017) · National Assembly (member, 2017-) · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	Shumen University				[sources]
Religion	Eastern Orthodox Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Bulgarian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Denitsa Gadzheva Politician	spouse	2016	-
Kapka Georgieva Close Associate	spouse	2006	2011

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2017-04-19	2017-06-07
Member of the National Assembly

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