Stoyan Ganev

Stoyan Ganev
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 1992–1993
Preceded by	Samir Shihabi
Succeeded by	Rudy Insanally
Personal details
Born	July 23, 1955 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Died	July 1, 2013 (aged 57) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.

Stoyan Ganev (Bulgarian: Стоян Ганев) (July 23, 1955 – July 1, 2013) was a UN official, Bulgarian diplomat (foreign minister), politician (Union of Democratic Forces) and jurist.^[1]

Early life

Ganev was born in Pazardzhik.^[2] He graduated at high school in mathematics (1973) and studied at the Faculty of law in the Sofia University (1979). He defended a thesis on constitutional law at the Moscow State University (1985).

Political career:

• President of the United Nations General Assembly (1992 - 1993)
• Foreign minister of Bulgaria (November 8, 1991 – December 30, 1992)
• Deputy prime minister of Bulgaria (November 8, 1991 – May 20, 1992)
• Member of the Bulgarian Parliament from UDF (1990 - 1991, 1992 - 1993)
• President of the United Christian Democratic Union (former UDC, October 18, 1992 - May 16, 1993)
• Co-president of the United Democratic Center (UDC, April - July, 1990)

Lecturer:

• Sofia University, in Constitutional Law (1979 - 1989)
• G. Dimitrov Higher Special Institut (now Academy of the Ministry of Interior)
• Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Germany, in International politics and law
• Rotary International, in International politics and law
• University of Bridgeport
• New York University

Awards:

• Gold medal for peace for his contributions to the preservation of peace and security on the planet, the UN (1992)
• Great honorable Cross, the Association for the unity of Latin America (1992)

Death

Ganev died at the aged 57 on July 1, 2013 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.

References

1. "Bulgaria's former foreign minister Stoyan Ganev dies at 57". The Sofia Globe. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
2. "Elected President of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly"