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Iliana Yotova

Politician

Iliana Yotova 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	Iliana Iotova · Iliana Iòtova · Iliana Jotova · Iliana Yotova · Ilijana Iotova · 21 more...				[sources]
Alias	Iliana Iotova · Iliana Jotova · Iliana Malinova · Iliana Malinova Iotova · Iliana Malinova Yotova · 15 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Jotowa · 伊利亞娜·約托娃				[sources]
Birth date	1964-10-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Sofia				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Bulgaria				[sources]
Country	Bulgaria · European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Bulgaria				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Iliana				[sources]
Last name	Jotova				[sources]
Patronymic	Malinova				[sources]
Political association	Bulgarian Socialist Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q433338				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2007-2009) · Member of the European Parliament (2009-2014) · Member of the European Parliament (2014-2017) · National Assembly (member, 2005-2007) · President of Bulgaria (2026-) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Alphonse-de-Lamartine High School · Sofia University				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-26	Last processed	2026-02-26	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Bulgarian journalist and politician, vice-president of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026, president of Bulgaria

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-02-26

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2014-07-01	2017-01-16

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,278

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,351

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata326,573

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,033

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-59ac73e4-84a7-4427-9176-257e6b7df358 · us-cia-bulgaria-iliana-iotova-vice-president

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