Career
Born in Sliven, Taneva earned a degree in economics from the UNWE in 1995 and studied law at the Bourgas Free University, graduating in 2001. Between 1997 and 4 July 2009, she served as the executive director of "Mel invest" AD. On 7 November 2014, Taneva assumed her duties as Minister of Agriculture and Food of Bulgaria, succeeding Vasil Grudev.