Desislav Chukolov

{{Short description|Bulgarian politician (1974–2022)}}

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Desislav Slavov Chukolov (Bulgarian: Десислав Славов Чуколов; 22 December 1974 – March 2022) was a Bulgarian politician who was one of the leading figures of the Attack Party.{{cite web

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He was born in Ruse, Bulgaria.

Chukolov was elected member of the European Parliament{{cite web

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|work=Europa|publisher=European Parliament|accessdate=5 April 2011}} from Bulgaria on 20 May 2007. He was a member of the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty (ITS) political group until the group ceased to exist on 14 November 2007. He sat as a non-attached MEP. In addition to his native Bulgarian, Chukolov also spoke English, German and Russian.{{cite web

|url=http://www.ataka.bg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6553&Itemid=91|title=АТАКА представи водачите на листи за предстоящите парламентарни избори|publisher=ataka.bg|accessdate=27 October 2014}} He was Eastern Orthodox.

He died in March 2022, at the age of 47 after a serious illness.[https://www.marica.bg/balgariq/na-47-g-pochina-desislav-chukolov На 47 г. почина Десислав Чуколов] {{in lang|bg}}{{Cite web |title=Почина зам.-шефът на "Атака" Десислав Чуколов |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/bulgaria/article/11058906 |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}