Meglena Pługchieva

Meglena Plugchieva is a former Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister, ambassador and member of the Bulgarian National Assembly from the Socialist Party. She was Ambassador to Montenegro from 2019 to 2022.

Early life Plugchieva was born on 12 February 1956 in Balchik, which was then part of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. She has a degree in forest management and environmental studies at the University of Forestry, Sofia. She later, in 1989, defended her doctoral dissertation in "Ecology of Forests".

Puglicheva was appointed as a Foreign Policy advisor to Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev in 2024. On the 24th of April, Pluglicheva resigned from her position. Pluglicheva justified her decision by referencing Glavchev's decision to assume the position of Foreign Minister along with his duties as Prime Minister, which she opposed.

Personal life She speaks German, Russian, and English. She is married with two children.