Kristian Ivanov Vigenin is a Bulgarian politician, member of the Bulgarian Parliament, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, and a former Member of the European Parliament.
Career
He became minister on May 29, 2013 in the cabinet of Plamen Oresharski, where he served until the new government took office on August 6 2014. Born in Sofia, Vigenin received his higher education at the University of National and World Economy (1993–1998). He is fluent in English, French, German, Russian and his native Bulgarian.
Membership
In the European Parliament, Mr. Vigenin was a member of the Coalition for Bulgaria, part of the Party of European Socialists, and became an Member of the European Parliament on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union.