Svetoslav Luchnikov

Svetoslav Denchev Luchnikov (family name occasionally also transliterated as Lutschnikov) (3 February 1922 – 27 October 2002) was a Bulgarian jurist and politician who served as the Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister in the Dimitrov cabinet between 8 November 1991 and 30 December 1992.

Biography He was a graduate of Sofia University, where he earned a degree in legal studies. Luchnikov joined the UDF shortly after the collapse of the communist system in Bulgaria and was a member of four National Parliaments (36th /1991 — 1994/; 37th /1995 — 1997/; 38th /1997 — 2001/; 39th /2001 — until his death/). He was one of the key figures behind the drafting of the restitution law in Bulgaria.