Emel Etem Toshkova

Emel Etem Toshkova ( _bg. 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.

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.

Since 17 August 2005, Emel Toshkova is the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Emergencies.

Political career

Emel Etem was criticized in Bulgaria for being incompetent as Minister of National Disasters and Emergencies. She is sometimes called "Mrs. Disaster" [ [http://www.dnevnik.bg/show/?storyid=466570 България | На небосклона - Емел Етем - Dnevnik.bg ] ] 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.Fact|date=August 2008

Miscellaneous facts

* Her name, Emel, means "desire" or "desirable" in Turkish.
* She is fluent in Bulgarian, Turkish, English and Russian.
* She is married and has a son.
* A star in the Cassiopeia constellation is named after her [ [http://www.dnevnik.bg/show/?storyid=466570 България | На небосклона - Емел Етем - Dnevnik.bg ] ] .

See also

* Turks in Bulgaria
* Politics of Bulgaria

References

External links

* [http://www.parliament.bg/?page=ns&lng=en&nsid=3&action=show&did=194 Emel Etem Toshkova, databse of the National assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria]