Premyanov completed legal studies (focusing on
international law) in
Odesa and also earned a degree in
political science in
Moscow. In 1990 he became a member of the supreme council (Bulgarian: Висшия съвет) of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (
BSP) and rose to the position of deputy leader of the party in 1994. He remained in that capacity until 1998. In 2006, Krasimir Premyanov was chosen as the "person of the year" by the
Bulgarian diaspora in Ukraine. He has been chairman of the "Open Forum" federation (Bulgarian: Федерация "Открит форум"). Currently he is Chairman of the Union of Thracian Partnerships (Bulgarian: Съюз на тракийските дружества). In addition to his other endeavors, Premyanov is a practicing
lawyer (member of the Sofia legal bar). == References ==