Iskra Mihaylova
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7 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
1 July 2014 – 15 July 2024
7 September 1957 (1957-09-07) (age 66)
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Movement for Rights and Freedoms
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Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Iskra Mihaylova (Bulgarian: Искра Михайлова; 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.[1] 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.[1]
Career
Mihaylova worked for the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library from 1980 to 1996.[2] In 1996, Mihaylova was an American Library Association Fellow working at the Colorado State Library.[3][4]
Political career
In parliament, Mihaylova has been serving as chair of the Committee on Regional Development.[5]
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).[6]
In June 2019, Mihaylova was elected vice-president of the political group Renew Europe.[7]
Recognition
Mihaylova was the winner of the Regional Development Award at the 2017 MEP Awards.[8]
References
- ^ a b Voice, European (2014-11-06). "Iskra Mihaylova – identikit apparatchik?". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Iskra MIHAYLOVA | Curriculum vitae | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ 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 2020-03-04.
- ^ 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 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "MEP Awards 2017 - Winners". MEP Awards. Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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