Konstantin Penchev

Konstantin Penchev

Date and place of birth: March 21,1952, Sofia.

Education: Faculty of Law, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia (1976).

Postgraduate specialization in Protection of Competition, France (1991).

Trainee judge at the Sofia District Court (1977-1978).

Junior judge at the Sofia City Court (1979-1981).

Chairman of the Svoge Regional Court (1981-1984).

Expert at the Contracts and Legal Matters Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1984-1986).

Judge at the Sofia District Court (1986-1989).

Deputy Chairman of the Sofia District Court (1989- 1994).

Lawyer at the Sofia Bar Association (1994-2004).

Member of the XXXIX National Assembly (2000- 2004).

Chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court (2004- 2010).

Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria (2010- 2015).

Elected Constitutional Court Justice by the XLIII National Assembly (2015).