Iskra Mihaylova
Iskra Mihaylova | |
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Искра Михайлова | |
.jpg) Mihaylova in 2016 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2024 | |
| Constituency | 13th MMC – Pazardzhik |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 29 May 2013 | |
| Constituency | 13th MMC – Pazardzhik |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 19 June 2024 | |
| Constituency | Bulgaria |
| Chair of the European Parliament Regional Development Committee | |
| In office 7 July 2014 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Anneli Jäätteenmäki |
| Succeeded by | Younous Omarjee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Iskra Dimitrova Mihaylova 7 September 1957 (age 67) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Political party | Movement for Rights and Freedoms (disputed) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Alma mater | University of Sofia |
| Website | www |
Iskra Dimitrova Mihaylova-Koparova[1] (Bulgarian: Искра Димитрова Михайлова-Копарова; born 7 September 1957) is a Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Bulgaria who has been a Member of the European Parliament since July 2014.[2] She is a member of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party.
Early life and education
Mihaylova earned a master's degree in Library Studies and Information Technologies from the Saint-Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts in 1980. She trained as a librarian and bibliographer at the State Library Institute of Bulgaria and then at the Leningrad Institute of Culture.[2]
Career
Mihaylova worked for the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library from 1980 to 1996.[3] In 1996, Mihaylova was an American Library Association Fellow working at the Colorado State Library.[4][5]
Political career
In parliament, Mihaylova has been serving as chair of the Committee on Regional Development.[6]
In addition to her committee assignments, Mihaylova is part of the parliament's delegations to the EU-Armenia and EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee, to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee and to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs).[7]
In June 2019, Mihaylova was elected vice-president of the political group Renew Europe.[8]
Recognition
Mihaylova was the winner of the Regional Development Award at the 2017 MEP Awards.[9]
References
- ^ "Iskra Mihailova". Green Transition. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ a b Voice, European (6 November 2014). "Iskra Mihaylova – identikit apparatchik?". POLITICO. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Iskra MIHAYLOVA | Curriculum vitae | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Bolt, Nancy. "A Bulgarian and Colorado Library Project." International Leads, vol. 16, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 1-8.
- ^ Bolt, Nancy. "John Ames Humphrey Award--OCLC Forest Press Award: "Sure, Why Not?." International Leads, vol. 30, no. 3, Sept. 2016, p. 6.
- ^ "Home | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) European Parliament.
- ^ "Iskra Mihaylova: We will work for the security of the European citizens". europost.eu. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "MEP Awards 2017 - Winners". MEP Awards. Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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