Rosen Plevneliev President of the Republic of Bulgaria 2012 – 2017 Rosen Plevneliev is the fourth democratically elected Bulgarian President. Born on 14 May 1964. Graduated Technical University in Sofia, specializing in computer science. Until 2009 Plevneliev is a successful entrepreneur. He implemented more than 80 construction projects in Germany. Co-founder and CEO of large-scale international real estate projects in Bulgaria such as Business Park Sofia, Residential Park Sofia, Residential Park Lozen. Plevneliev entered politics in 2009 serving as a minister of regional development and public works until 2011. He introduced a new approach in the management of European Union funds;started thousands of projects for the modernization of the Bulgarian regions;elaborated a new long-term strategy for highway and road construction;initiated a national energy efficiency program. Plevneliev was elected President of the Republic of Bulgaria in November 2011 and served as a Head of State for the period 2012-2017. Plevneliev is a passionate democratic and pro-Euro-Atlantic politician. In his speeches and with his actions he defended the European values and built up Bulgarian democratic institutions. As a president, he initiated the National Development Program - Bulgaria 2020 and the Bulgaria 2030 debate. He set long-term national priorities such as innovations, e-government, e-voting, ambitious modernization program, connectivity, vocational education system, long-term public planning, energy efficiency, liberalization, and diversification. Plevneliev received large international recognition and has been awarded the highest state awards and orders of honor of twenty states, including Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and many others. He is a bearer of the European personality of the year in the Southeastern Europe award in 2015. He was awarded as Person of the Year 2015 in Ukraine. He was awarded IT Award for significant contribution to IT development by the Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies. Doctor Honoris Causa of the Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Baku State University. Distinguished Professor at the Emerging Markets Institute of Beijing Normal University and at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University.