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Velislav Minekov

Politician

Velislav Minekov 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	Velislav Minekov · Welislaw Minekow · Welisław Minekow · Велислав Минеков · 韦利斯拉夫·米涅科夫				[sources]
Other name	Velislav Velikov Minekov · Welisław Welikow Minekow · Велислав Величков Минеков				[sources]
Birth date	1959-03-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Sofia				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Bulgaria				[sources]
Citizenship	Bulgaria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q58660831				[sources]
Position	Minister of Culture (2021-2021) · Minister of Culture (2022-2023)				[sources]
Education	National Academy of Arts (-1986)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Bulgarian sculptor

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Velichko Minekov Politician	father	-	-
Rangel Vulchanov Close Associate	relative · son-in-law	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Culture	2021-09-16	2021-12-13

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,087

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,427

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,496

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