Asena Serbezova
Minister of Health
In office
13 December 2021 – 2 August 2022
Preceded byStoicho Katsarov
Succeeded byAsen Medzhidiev
Personal details
Born
Асена Сербезова

(1973-03-30) 30 March 1973
Children2
Occupationpolitician

Asena Serbezova (Cyrillic script: Асена Сербезова, born 30 March 1973) is a Bulgarian pharmacist and university teacher, minister of health under the government of Kiril Petkov from 2021 to 2022.

Biography

In 1996, she graduated in pharmacy from the Medical University of Sofia. She obtained a master's degree in health service organization at her alma mater,[1] health policy and pharmacoeconomics at Pompeu Fabra University and psychology at the Veliko Tarnovo University.[2] Saints Cyril and Methodius. Professionally associated with the pharmaceutical industry, she worked in drug distribution companies and in institutions responsible for clinical trials. As an academic teacher associated with the Medical University of Sofia, where she took a professorship.[2] She was chairman of the quality committee of the Bulgarian pharmaceutical association BFS (2007-2010) and vice-chairman of that organization (2010-2013).[3] From 2014 to 2018, she was the Executive Director of the Medicines Executive Agency at the Minister of Health, and was also a member of the management of the European Medicines Agency.[2] In 2020, elected president of the BFS.[4]

In December 2021, on the recommendation of the group We Continue the Change, she took the position of health minister in the newly formed government of Kiril Petkov.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Новини - Българска Телеграфна Агенция". Bta.bg. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  2. 1 2 3 София (2021-12-13). "Коя е Асена Сербезова - министър на здравеопазването - България". DarikNews.bg. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. ↑ "Новини - Българска Телеграфна Агенция". Bta.bg. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  4. ↑ "Новини - Българска Телеграфна Агенция". Bta.bg. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  5. ↑ София (2021-12-13). "Служебното правителство предаде властта на министрите от кабинета „Петков" - България". DarikNews.bg. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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