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Andrey Kovatchev

PEP · Politician

Andrey Kovatchev 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	Andrej Kovacsev · Andrej Kowaczew · Andrej Kowatschew · Andrey Kovatchev · Андрей Ковачев · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Andrej Andreew Kowaczew · Andrej Kovatsjev				[sources]
Weak alias	柯契夫				[sources]
Birth date	1967-12-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Sofia				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Bulgaria				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current)				[sources]
First name	Andrej · Andrey				[sources]
Last name	Kovatchev				[sources]
Political association	Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria				[sources]
Website	www.andrey-kovatchev.eu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4759190				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2009-2014) · Member of the European Parliament (2014-) · Member of the European Parliament (2019-) · Member of the European Parliament (2024-)				[sources]
Education	Saarland University				[sources]
Source link	www.europarl.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-09	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Bulgarian politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,348

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,626

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

European Parliament Members936

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European Union · EP

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata329,999

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)	-	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2009-08-24	2014-06-30