Emel Etem Toshkova
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Emel Etem Toshkova (Bulgarian: Емел Етем Тошкова) (born 4 March 1958) is a Bulgarian politician of ethnic Turkish descent with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), the main Turkish party in Bulgaria. She is currently the Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria and the Minister of National Disasters and Emergencies. Her constituency is Razgrad.
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[edit] Biography
Emel Toshkova was born on 4 March 1958 in the town of Isperih. In 1981, she graduated from Angel Kunchev Higher Technical School in Rousse and earned a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. From 1981 to 1992 she worked at the Naiden Kirov plant also in Ruse as a Construction Engineer.
From 17 August 2005, Emel Toshkova is Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Emergencies.
On 10 May 2006, the Bulgarian Government rejected a bill on recognition of the alleged Armenian Genocide. This came after Emel Etem Toshkova, the Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria strongly opposed it.
[edit] Controversy
Emel Etem was criticized in Bulgaria for being incompetent as Minister of National Disasters and Emergencies. She is sometimes called "Mrs. Disaster"[1] by her critics for her supposed inadequate behavior (failing to provide basic relief) during the floods at Tsar Kaloyan - a town which has a significant Turkish population and also for the ill preparation for the snowfall in February 2008 in Bulgaria.
[edit] Miscellaneous facts
- Her name, Emel, means "desire" or "desirable" in Turkish.
- She can speak Bulgarian, Turkish, English and Russian.
- She is married with one son.
- A star in the Cassiopeia constellation is named after her[2].
[edit] References
- ^ България | На небосклона - Емел Етем - Dnevnik.bg
- ^ България | На небосклона - Емел Етем - Dnevnik.bg
