Minister - biography

ANU ANGUELOV /ANYU ANGELOV/

MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF

Anu Anguelov was born on December 22nd 1942 in . In 1966 he graduated from the Higher National Military Artillery School with an engineer’s degree in Radio Electronics and was promoted to his first military rank of Lieutenant.

In 1974 he graduated from the “G.S.Rakovski” National Military Academy. In the period 1982 – 1984 he completed a postgraduate specialization course at the General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of Russia in Moscow. Has a Master’s Degree in Operational, Tactical and Strategic Leadership of the Armed Forces. In 1991 he took a special OSCE officers course at NATO Defence College in Rome, Italy. After his graduation from the Higher National Military Artillery School, he took various commander and staff positions: . 1966 – 1971: Commander of an autonomous platoon; . 1974 – 1980: Deputy-chief of department at the Land Forces Air Defence Command; 1980 – 1982: Brigade Chief of Staff; . 1984 – 1987: Brigade Commander; . 1987 – 1990: Land Forces Air Defence Chief of Staff; . 1990 – 1992: Land Forces Air Defence Commander in Chief; . 1992 – 1994: Deputy Commander in Chief of the . In 1994 he was promoted to Lieutenant-General and was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the . From November 1997 to August 2000 Anu Anguelov was Defence Attache of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From September 2000 to February 2002, he was Commandant of “G.S.Rakovski” National Military Academy. In 2002 he retired from the Bulgarian Armed Forces and was appointed Director for Defence Planning at the Ministry of Defence. Until July 2009 he was President of the Center for National Security Research Foundation. On August 1st 2009 he assumed office as Deputy Minister of Defence. On January 27th 2010 Anu Anguelov was elected Minister of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria. Mr. Anguelov is a Honourable Member of NATO Defence College Anciens’ Association. Mr. Anguelov has been awarded an order of merit, medals, a Commendation Medal “For Meritorious Service under the Colours” – First Grade and other awards. Languages: English, Russian and German. Married, has two sons.