Mayors

Metodi Baykushev (b. 1981) was elected the mayor of Blagoevgrad sin November 2023. He graduated in law at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" before starting his career in 2006 as a junior lawyer at Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. Law Firm. After only 6 years, he became a managing partner. In 2020 and 2022, he was included in the list of the most influential international arbitration experts in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE Arbitration...

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The Mayor of Blagoevgrad, Ilko Stoyanov has a master’s degree in law, National Security and Healthcare Management. On top of that, he also has over ten years of experience in government, serving two terms in the local council. He is a big proponent for increased direct democracy through referendums with continuous public participation in the decision-making process on a local level.

Ilko Stoyanov’s inauguration...

Mayor of Blagoevgrad is Rumen Georgiev Tomov. He completed his higher education as a mechanical engineer in Ruse. Until his election as mayor, Tomov was engaged in the construction business.

He ran for mayor of Blagoevgrad as an independent candidate. His nomination for the post was raised by an initiative committee. He was elected mayor in the second round of the 2019 local elections. Tomov plans to propose a new...

Dr. Atanas Kambitov has been the mayor of Blagoevgrad Municipality since 2011. In 2015, he won the local municipal elections for the second time. He was born on 30 April 1967 in Blagoevgrad. By profession, he is a doctor of medicine with specialization in Skin and Venereal Diseases. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management from the University of National and World Economy. He was a municipal councillor from 18.09.2007 to 14.07.2009 in...