The Ministry of Innovation and Growth of Bulgaria ( Ministerstvo na inovatsiite i rastezha) is a government institution in the country as part of the Government of Bulgaria. It is also the newest ministry in the country, established alongside the Petkov Government in 2021.

History

The department was established on 13 December 2021 with the inauguration of the Petkov Government by the newly elected National Assembly. Under its jurisdiction are structures such as the European Funds for Competitiveness, the Bulgarian Development Bank, the Bulgarian Investment Agency and the Executive Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises.

List of ministers No. Name(Birth–Death) Portrait Took office Left office Political party Government 1 Daniel Lorer(1976-) 13 December 2021 2 August 2022 We Continue the Change Petkov Government 2 Aleksandur Pulev(1981-) 2 August 2022 6 June 2023 Independent First Donev GovernmentSecond Donev Government 3 Milena Stoycheva(1977-) 6 June 2023 9 April 2024 Independent Denkov Government 4 Rosen Karadimov(1963-) 9 April 2024 16 January 2025 Independent Glavchev Government

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