Dimitar Grekov | |
|---|---|
| Димитър Греков | |
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| 10th Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
| In office 30 January 1899 – 13 October 1899 | |
| Monarch | Ferdinand |
| Preceded by | Konstantin Stoilov |
| Succeeded by | Todor Ivanchov |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 5 July 1879 – 26 March 1880 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Hristo Stoyanov |
| In office 23 June 1882 – 3 March 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Georgi Teoharov |
| Succeeded by | Georgi Teoharov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1847 Bolhrad, Russian Empire |
| Died | 7 May 1901 (aged 53) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Political party | People's Liberal Party |
| Occupation | Judicial Officer, Politician |
Dimitar Panayotov Grekov (Bulgarian: Димитър Панайотов Греков) (14 September 1847 – 7 May 1901) was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician who also served as Prime Minister.
A native of Bolgrad in Bessarabia (now Bolhrad, Ukraine), Grekov was educated at a French legal school.[1]
Grekov, at the time a Conservative, was a member of the Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly convened in February 1879, a body that formed the basis of the national parliament of the newly independent state.[2] In the 1879 cabinet of Todor Burmov he served as Minister of Justice, the first of an independent Bulgaria.[1]
In 1886 prime minister and regent Stefan Stambolov chose Grekov, along with Konstantin Kanchev and Konstantin Stoilov, to travel around Europe in order to find a prince suitable for the throne of Bulgaria. The three man team searched in Belgrade and Vienna and were refused entry into Russia before settling on Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, to whom they offered the crown.[3]
Grekov was appointed prime minister on 30 January 1899 and was removed from office on 13 October that same year after a brief and unremarkable tenure.