What is Georgi Parvanov?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Georgi Parvanov, [[Order of the Southern Cross|OSC]] <br>{{small|Георги Първанов}} |image = Georgi_Parvanov_Senate_of_Poland_01.jpg |office = [[List of heads of state of Bulgaria|3rd]] [[President of Bulgaria]] |primeminister = [[Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|Simeon Sakskoburggotski]]<br>[[Sergei Stanishev]]<br>[[Boyko Borisov]] |vicepresident = [[Angel Marin]] |term_start = 22 January 2002 |term_end = 22 January 2012 |predecessor = [[Petar Stoyanov]] |successor = [[Rosen Plevneliev]] |birth_name = Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|6|28|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Sirishtnik]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Bulgarian Communist Party|BCP]] {{small|(1981-1990)}}<br>[[Bulgarian Socialist Party|BSP]] {{small|(1990–2002; 2012–2014)}}<br>[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] {{small|(2002–2012)}}<br>[[Alternative for Bulgarian Revival]] {{small|(2014–present)}} |spouse = [[Zorka Parvanova|Zorka Petrova]] {{small|(1983–present)}} |children = Vladimir<br>Ivaylo |alma_mater = [[Sofia University]] |signature = Signature of Georgi Parvanov.png }} '''Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov''' ({{lang-bg|Георги Седефчов Първанов}}, {{IPA-mk|ɡɛˈɔrɡi pɐrˈvanof|IPA}}) (born 28 June 1957) is a Bulgarian historian and politician. He was [[List of heads of state of Bulgaria|President of Bulgaria]] from 2002 to 2012. He was elected after beating incumbent [[Petar Stoyanov]] in the second round of the [[Bulgarian presidential election, 2001|November 2001 presidential election]]. He took office on 22 January 2002. He was reelected in a landslide victory in [[Bulgarian presidential election, 2006|2006]], becoming the first Bulgarian president to serve two terms. Parvanov supported of Bulgaria's entry into [[NATO]] and the [[European Union]]. ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline|Georgi Parvanov}} * [http://www.president.bg/en/ Official Presidential Website