Deputy Minister

Irena Georgieva

Irena Georgieva is a graduate of the Sociology Department of the Sofia University “St. St. Kliment Ohridsky” and has been awarded a golden medal for academic excellence and active public engagement by the university.

Almost her entire professional career has been closely linked to tourism. She has extensive managerial experience of almost 25 years in the sector as manager of tourist agencies. 

She has gained multiple tourism-related certificates which testify to her extensive expertise in the field of tourism. 

Since 2006 to her appointment as Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators and Travel Agents (ABTTA) and from 2009 until 2013 she has been chair of the Board of Directors of the association.

Irena Georgieva is an acknowledged international tourism expert whose experience is highly valued by her colleagues abroad. From 2009 till her appointment as Deputy Minister of Tourism she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the European Travel Agents & Tour Operators Associations (ECTAA) and she has been both director and deputy director of the organization. She has also been president of ECTAA from 2010 till 2012. 

She speaks Russian, French and English.