Zaritsa Dinkova
{{Short description|Bulgarian politician}}
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| name = Zaritsa Dinkova
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| office1 = Ministry of Tourism
| term_start1 = 6 June 2023
| term_end1 = 9 April 2024
| primeminister1 = Nikolai Denkov
| predecessor1 = Ilin Dimitrov
| successor1 = Evtim Miloshev
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| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|activist}}
| party = Independent
| otherparty = Green Movement (until November, 2023)
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| caption = Dinkova in 2024
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Zaritsa Dinkova ({{langx|bg|Зарица Динкова}}; born 12 February 1973){{Cite web |title=КРДОПБГДСРСБНА - Начало - Проверени лица |url=https://www.comdos.bg/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0/p/search/?ApprovedPersonFirstName=%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0&ApprovedPersonMidName=&ApprovedPersonLastName=%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0&ApprovedPersonBirthDate=&ApprovedPersonBirthLocation=&ExaminationPersonPosition=&search=%D0%A2%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=www.comdos.bg |language=bg}} is a Bulgarian politician, serving as Minister of Tourism since 2023 in the Denkov Government.
Biography
Zaritsa Dinkova holds a master's degree in Diplomacy and international relations from the Complutense University in Madrid.{{Cite web |title=Minister of Tourism Zaritsa Dinkova Accepted the Post from Dr. Ilin Dimitrov |url=https://www.tourism.government.bg/en/kategorii/novini/minister-tourism-zaritsa-dinkova-accepted-post-dr-ilin-dimitrov |archive-date= |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Ministry of Tourism |language=en |publication-date=2023-06-06}}{{Cite web |last=Bulgarian news agency |title=Minister of Tourism: Zaritsa Dinkova |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/638237-minister-of-tourism-zaritsa-dinkova |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.bta.bg |language=en}}
She was a senior adviser at the European Parliament.{{Cite web |title=Minister Zaritsa Dinkova |url=https://www.tourism.government.bg/en/pages/minister |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Ministry of Tourism |language=en}} In 2021, she held the position of deputy minister of Foreign Affairs in the First and Second Yanev Government.
In June 2023, she joined the Denkov government as minister of tourism. She worked on collaboration among the southern European states and with Germany to promote tourism in Bulgaria.{{Cite web |title=Bulgaria will host meeting of tourism ministers of Italy, Spain and Greece |url=https://bnr.bg/en/post/101940155/bulgaria-will-host-meeting-of-tourism-ministers-from-italy-spain-and-greece |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=bnr.bg |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bulgarian news agency |title=Tourism Minister Dinkova Confers with DRV Head of Governmental Affairs Adams |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/economy/631392-tourism-minister-dinkova-confers-with-drv-head-of-governmental-affairs-adams |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.bta.bg |language=en |publication-date=2024-07-03}}
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Category:Tourism ministers of Bulgaria
Category:Women government ministers of Bulgaria
Category:21st-century Bulgarian politicians
Category:21st-century Bulgarian women politicians
Category:Complutense University of Madrid alumni
Category:University of National and World Economy alumni
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