Alexi Ivanov


Alexi Ivanov Vassilev, was a Bulgarian politician Secretary of of Standing Committee Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union from 1 December 1976 to 2 December 1989, Minister of agriculture and forestry in the government of Georgi Atanasov from March 24 1986 until December 19 1988 and Deputy Chairman of Council of Ministers, Chairman of the Council for Agriculture and Forestry Economy – member of the Council of Ministers 1986-1987.

Biography

He was born in Mihail Kogălniceanu, Tulcea to a Romanian father and Bulgarian mother. In 1940 he and his family went to Bulgaria, where Alexe Bădărău unofficially changed his name to Alexi Ivanov. In 1943, Ivanov started his regular military service in the Bulgarian army motorized troops and, in 1944–1945, as participant in the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills, Nagykanizsa–Körmend Offensive and Austrian operations in the composition of the First Army until May 1945.
Alexi Ivanov was married to Ivanika and they had one son, Ivan, and one grandson, Alexi.
After the Second World War, Alexi Ivanov became an economist and also served in the Bulgarian parliament. He was the Deputy Chairman of Council of Ministers, Chairman of the Council for Agriculture and Forestry Economy – member of the Council of Ministers and Minister of agriculture and forestry in the government of Georgi Atanasov from March 24 1986 until December 19 1988. He was deputy chairman of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union responsible for organizational, political and ideological issues from December 1 1976 until December 2 1989 and he closely followed the lead of the chairman of the Agrarian Union during communism in Bulgaria, Petur Tanchev. The head of state, and leader of the Bulgarian Communist Party Todor Zhivkov, appointed him Deputy Prime Minister in the Government and Minister of Agriculture.

Honours and awards

;Bulgaria
1st Class
;URSS
;Mongolia
; Romaina
;German Democratic Republic