Diana Kovacheva

Diana Kovacheva (, born 16 July 1975) is a Bulgarian lawyer and politician, who served as justice minister from 30 November 2011 to 21 February 2013.

Early life and education

Kovacheva was born in Sofia in 1975. Her term lasted until 28 November 2011. She succeeded Margarita Popova, who was elected vice-president of Bulgaria. Kovatcheva served until mid-March 2013, since the cabinet resigned. She was succeeded by caretaker justice minister Dragomir Yordanov.

On 3 September 2019, Kovacheva was sworn in as Ombudsman of Bulgaria succeeding Maya Manolova

Awards

In June 2014 Diana Kovatcheva was awarded by Queen Elizabeth II with the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her tireless efforts in the fight against corruption, her work in the field of rule of law and her endeavor to bring transparency to the judiciary.