Bozhidar Bozhanov was born on 19 August 1987 in
Burgas, and grew up in
Dimitrovgrad. In 2006, he graduated from the mathematical high school in Dimitrovgrad, and in 2011, he completed his studies in computer and information systems at Goldsmiths College, part of the
University of London. Following that, he worked as a software engineer in
Sofia and
Amsterdam. He is involved with the non-governmental organization “Obshtestvo.bg”, which promotes
e-government. In 2015–2016, he served as an advisor on these matters to deputy prime minister
Rumyana Bachvarova in the second government of
Boyko Borissov. In 2021 Bozhanov actively participated in several election campaigns of the coalition
Democratic Bulgaria, which includes
Yes Bulgaria!. As a result, he was elected as an MP to the
47th National Assembly in the
November elections. On December 13, he became one of the representatives of
“Democratic Bulgaria” in the
coalition government led by
Kiril Petkov, where he headed the newly established Ministry of Electronic Governance. In February 2025, Bozhanov voluntarily renounced his parliamentary immunity and on 27 March he was charged with malfeasance in connection with a public procurement from the time he was a minister. It is part of a campaign by the caretaker Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov against leaders of the opposition coalition
“We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria”. ==References==