Andrey Kovatchev

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Andrey Kovatchev
Андрей Ковачев
Kovatchev in 2016
Quaestor of the European Parliament
In office 2 July 2014 – 1 July 2019 Serving with Élisabeth Morin, Karol Karski, Catherine Bearder, Vladimír Maňka
Preceded by	Jim Higgins
Succeeded by	Anne Sander
Member of the European Parliament for Bulgaria
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 August 2009
Preceded by	Nikolay Mladenov
Personal details
Born	(1967-12-13) 13 December 1967 (age 57) Sofia, PR Bulgaria
Political party	Bulgaria: GERB EU: EPP
Alma mater	Saarland University (BS, MS, PhD)
Occupation	politician
Website	andrey-kovatchev.eu

Andrey Kovatchev (Bulgarian: Андрей Ковачев; born 13 December 1967), is a Bulgarian politician, Member of the European Parliament, a federalist and Head of the Bulgarian Delegation in the EPP Group in the European Parliament. Kovatchev is a chairman of the Union of European Federalists in Bulgaria. Since 2011 he has also been its vice-president. In January 2012 he was elected vice-chair of AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament.