Irina Bokova Ирина Бокова | |
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| 10th Director-General of UNESCO | |
| In office 15 October 2009 – 10 November 2017 | |
| Deputy | Getachew Engida |
| Preceded by | Kōichirō Matsuura |
| Succeeded by | Audrey Azoulay |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Acting | |
| In office 13 November 1996 – 13 February 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Zhan Videnov |
| Preceded by | Georgi Pirinski |
| Succeeded by | Stoyan Stalev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1952 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Spouse(s) | Kalin Mitrev |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
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| Website | Official biography |
Irina Georgieva Bokova (Bulgarian: Ирина Георгиева Бокова; born 12 July 1952) is a Bulgarian politician. She was the Director-General of UNESCO from 2009 until 2017. She was a member of the National parliament. She also was Bulgaria's ambassador to France and to Monaco.
She was elected a honorary member of the Academia Europaea in 2010.
