Iliana Ivanova
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Iliana Ivanova | |
|---|---|
| Илиана Иванова | |
Iliana Ivanova in 2025 | |
| Member of the European Court of Auditors for Bulgaria | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2025 | |
| European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth | |
| In office 19 September 2023 – 30 November 2024 | |
| Commission | Von der Leyen II |
| Preceded by | Mariya Gabriel |
| Succeeded by | Ekaterina Zaharieva |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 31 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Nickolay Mladenov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1975 |
| Party | Citizens for European Development |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
| Education | University of Economics, Varna (BA, MA) Arizona State University, Phoenix (MBA) |
Iliana Naydenova Ivanova (Bulgarian: Илиана Найденова Иванова; born 14 September 1975) is a Member of the European Court of Auditors since 2025. She previously served as European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth between 2023 and 2024.
Ivanova graduated from foreign language high school Romain Rolland[1][failed verification] in her hometown where she studied French and English. In 1998 she graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Economic Relations from the Economic University in Varna.[2][failed verification] In 2004 Ivanova defended her master's thesis in International Finance at the Thunderbird School of Global Management,[3][failed verification] Arizona.
Early career
Ivanova worked as a coordinator for relations to international financial institutions at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.[4][failed verification]
Member of the European Parliament
From 2009 to 2012, Ivanova was a Member of the European Parliament. During that period, she served as vice-chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control, Vice-chair of the Special Committee on the Economic, Financial and Social crisis, member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and as substitute member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she was one of the vice-chairs of the parliament's delegation to China.[5]